Alaska Measure 2 or the Alaska Marijuana Criminalization Initiative was a 1990 ballot measure passed by the U.S. state of Alaska. The initiative stated that it: "would change Alaska's laws by making all such possession of marijuana criminal, with possible penalties of up to 90 days in jail and/or up to a $1000 fine."
The legal status of cannabis in Alaska changed twice after the passage in 1972 of a constitutional amendment affirming an individual's right to privacy. The state specifically recognized privacy with respect to possession and use of cannabis with the 1975 Ravin v. State case in the Alaska Supreme Court. The state legislature followed up by decriminalizing marijuana in 1982.
- Measure 2's re-criminalization of marijuana in 1990 met with court challenges over the years.
- 1990 Measure 2 was struck down in 2003 by the Alaska Court of Appeals in Noy v. State. Agreeing with the 2003 case result, Alaska voters re-legalized marijuana with a different Measure 2 in 2014.[1]
- ^ John Scheb; John Scheb, II (February 19, 2013). Criminal Law and Procedure. Cengage Learning. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-1-285-54613-1.