1.) Proposition is a designated to designated to political parties, and individuals in a legislature who are favorable and supportive of the incumbent government, which is a blanket term for any ballot measure to be voted on by the people. A referendum is when the voters decide to approve or reject an existing law. There are two different ways this can occur: one, if there is already a law in place, the voters can attempt to repeal the law; and two, if the legislature decides to not vote on the measure and places it on the ballot for voter consideration.
2.) In my own words a Proposition is the side a political party or a candidate incline to, and they will try to make laws that favors their side. The proposition I will talk about Prop 61 and Prop 64: …show more content…
Designates state agencies to license and regulate marijuana industry. Imposes state excise tax on retail sales of marijuana equal to 15% of sales price, and state cultivation taxes on marijuana of $9.25 per ounce of flowers and $2.75 per ounce of leaves.
3.) Implications of this propositions:
Proposition 61: This Proposition implies that medical agencies will not be making profit from people in need of medicine. These agencies are able to take the money out of the people in bad situations. However, prop 61 will limit the amount of profit they could make compared to other agencies. the Medical Agencies know there is something wrong with the way they are able to make business, and thus they are one of the most influential donors with Super PACs during elections.
Proposition 64: This Proposition implies that the marijuana will be legalized for legal use and it will have a heavy tax rate. Since marijuana is one of the most famous illegal drugs and it does not have many side effects, it should be legalized and tax for government regulations. In my opinion, if marijuana is legalized the government will have a better connection and control for the actions we