About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

2015 Certificates of Review Op. Idaho Att'y Gen. 1 (2015)

handle is hein.sag/sagid0093 and id is 1 raw text is: 








                                      STATE   OF  IDAHO
                                  OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
                                       LAWRENCE G. WASDEN



March  10, 2015


The  Honorable Lawerence   Denney
Idaho Secretary of State
Statehouse
VIA HAND   DELIVERY

       Re:     Certificate of Review
               Proposed  Initiative Related to (1) Legalization of Medical Use of Mariiuana: (2)
               Decriminalization of Possession  of Three  Ounces   or  Less of  Mariiuana  (3)
               Decriminalization of Possession  of Mariiuana-Related  Drug Paraphernalia  and
               Exclusion  From  Prosecution  for  Participants in Idaho's  Medical  Mariiuana
               Program  and (4) Establishment of Idaho Industrial Hemp Program

Dear Secretary  of State Denney:

       An  initiative petition was filed with your office on February 20, 2015. Pursuant to Idaho
Code  § 34-1809,  this office has reviewed the petition and has prepared the following advisory
comments.   Given  the strict statutory timeframe within which this office must review the petition,
our review can only isolate areas of concern and cannot provide in-depth analysis of each issue
that may   present  problems. Further, under the review statute, the Attorney General's
recommendations are advisory only. The petitioners are free to accept or reject them in
whole or in part. Due to the available resources and limited time for performing the reviews, we
did not communicate   directly with the petitioner as part of the review process. The opinions
expressed  in this review are only those that may affect the legality of the initiative. This office
offers no opinion with regard to the policy issues raised by the proposed initiative.

                                       BALLOT   TITLE

       Following the filing of the proposed initiative, this office will prepare short and long ballot
titles. The ballot titles must impartially and succinctly state the purpose of the measure without
being argumentative  and without creating prejudice for or against the measure. While our office
prepares  titles for the initiative, petitioners may submit proposed titles for consideration. Any
proposed  titles should be consistent with the standard set forth above.






                                 P.O. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0010
                               Telephone: (208) 334-2400, FAX: (208) 854-8071
                               Located at 700 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 210

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most