Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016
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The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Daniel G. Orenstein, JD, MPH Acknowledgements & Disclosures . Paper in review - Co-author: Stanton A. Glantz, PhD . Major data sources - FollowTheMoney.org (National Institute on Money in State Politics) - Ballotpedia.org . Funding Sources: - National Institute on Drug Abuse grant DA-043950. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Other required disclosures: - Industry funding: None - Off-label medication uses discussed: None - Other conflicts of interest: None 2 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Where are we? 3 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Current Cannabis Legal Landscape in US ME WA VT NH MT ND MA MN OR NY ID WI RI As of SD MI CT WY PA MD NJ DE IA OH Nov. 7, 2018 NE IL IN NV WV VA Washington D.C. UT CA CO KY KS MO NC TN SC OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS AK TX LA FL Recreational/Adult Use Decriminalization HI Medical (Full) Passed in 2018 4 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Current Cannabis Legal Landscape in US . Recreational / Adult Use - 10 states + DC nearly 1/4 US pop. 10 of 11 via ballot initiative (all but VT) . Medical - 33 states + DC over 2/3 US pop. 19 of 34 via ballot initiative “Prohibition” “Legalization” 5 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Overall US Public Opinion Over time: By age group: Source: Hartig, H., Geiger, A., Pew Research Center, “About six-in-ten Americans support marijuana legalization. Oct. 8, 2018. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/08/americans-support-marijuana-legalization/ 6 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Questions to Answer 1. What happened in these elections? 2. Who funded legalization advocates and opponents? 3. What factors were associated with electoral outcomes? 4. What does all this tell us about legalization, its future, and the role of health advocates? 7 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Data Collection 8 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Data Collection Contribution Data . FollowTheMoney.org - All contributions (direct, in-kind) to registered ballot committees . Excluding one committee to another - OpenSecrets.org for PACs . Election results and vote totals: Ballotpedia.org . Cannabis industry affiliations - FTM business data; Google search - National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) membership 9 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 States Included in Analysis ME WA VT NH MA MT ND MN OR NY RI ID WI SD MI CT WY PA MD NJ DE IA OH NE IL IN NV WV VA Washington D.C. UT CA CO KY KS MO NC TN SC OK AR AZ NM GA AL MS AK TX LA FL 32 Initiatives HI 16 States 10 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Elections Included in Analysis State 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Maine Massachusetts Michigan Montana Nevada North Dakota Ohio Oregon South Dakota Washington 11 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Initiative Classification . Decriminalization [n=3] - Reduce or eliminate penalties for possession and/or cultivation - Without system for lawful sale . Medical Legalization [n=15] - Possession and/or cultivation based on medical condition - Sales approved or licensed - Vary by qualifying conditions, program structure, or licensure - CBD-only/low-THC-only programs not included . Recreational Legalization [n=14] - Possession and/or cultivation by any adult - Sales approved or licensed 12 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 What happened? 13 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 What Happened: Initiative Outcomes 14 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Some Initial Definitions . % in Favor: votes in favor / total votes cast . Total PRO: contributions to ballot committees supporting - Per-Voter PRO: Total PRO / votes cast . Total CON: contributions to ballot committees opposing - Per-Voter CON: Total CON / votes cast . PRO Funding Advantage Score: measure of relative funding - −5 to 5; each point = 10% funding advantage - ((Total PRO/(Total PRO+Total CON))*100−50)/10 - PRO advantage if > 0; CON advantage if < 0 15 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Initiative Funding: Summary Statistics Summary Statistics for State Election and Contribution Data Total PRO Total CON PRO Funding % in Favor Per-Voter PRO Per-Voter CON Advantage ($ Million) ($ Million) Score Sum -- $139.0 $38.1 -- -- -- Min 36% 0.03 0 $0.10 $0.00 –3.5 Max 71% 29.3 8.7 $7.65 $3.42 5.0 Mean 52% 4.3 1.2 $1.92 $0.46 3.3 SD 9% 6.3 2.1 $2.08 $0.83 2.0 Median 53% 1.7 0.3 $1.40 $0.15 4.1 IQR 45% – 58% 0.6 – 6.3 0.03 – 1.7 $0.46 – $2.35 $0.02 – $0.51 2.3 – 4.7 16 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Total Contributions by State PRO CON PRO CON PRO CON State State State ($M) ($M) ($M) ($M) ($M) ($M) AK04 1.24 0.03 CA10 4.65 0.40 OH15 21.52 2.20 MT04 0.71 0 OR10 0.16 0.04 AR16 1.66 0.31 OR04 0.73 0 SD10 0.09 0.03 AZ16 6.58 8.67 CO06 0.23 1.29 AR12 1.55 0.05 CA16 29.34 2.51 NV06 4.40 0.32 CO12 3.53 0.74 FL16 6.20 3.47 SD06 5.73 4k MA12 1.38 0.02 ME16 3.47 0.28 CA08 8.52 3.24 OR12 0.56 0.07 MA16 6.88 3.08 MA08 1.77 0.09 WA12 6.45 0.02 MT16 0.33 0.23 MI08 2.26 0.34 AK14 1.13 0.19 NV16 3.70 3.77 ME09 0.18 0 FL14 8.17 6.34 ND16 0.03 0 AZ10 0.87 0.03 OR14 10.22 0.33 5 Lowest 5 Highest 17 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Contribution Changes over Time Dependent Variable Change Per Year (b) SE R2 Total PRO ($1,000) $587* $258 0.15 Total CON ($1,000) $205* $83 0.17 Per-Voter PRO $0.07 $0.09 0.02 Per-Voter CON $0.08* $0.03 0.15 PRO Funding Advantage Score –0.12 0.09 0.06 * p < .05 18 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Contributions by Initiative Type: PRO Rank-Sum** Median KW p* ab (Pcrit=0.0170) ac (Pcrit=0.0253) bc (Pcrit=0.0500) Total PRO ($1M) Significant Pairwise Results Recreationala 4.53 Decriminalizationb 1.77 0.009 Recreational > Medical Medicalc 0.73 Per-Voter PRO Significant Pairwise Results Recreationala $2.97 Decriminalizationb $0.59 0.001 Recreational > Medical Medicalc $0.52 * p values, Kruskal-Wallis test ** post hoc pairwise comparisons, Mann-Whitney Rank-Sum with Holm-Sidak Adjustment (Family Error Rate, αT=0.05) 19 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Contributions by Initiative Type: CON Rank-Sum** Median KW p* ab (Pcrit=0.0170) ac (Pcrit=0.0253) bc (Pcrit=0.0500) Total CON ($1M) Significant Pairwise Results Decriminalizationa 1.29 Recreationalb 0.36 0.028 Decriminalization > Medical Medicalc 0.03 Per-Voter CON Significant Pairwise Results Recreationala $0.33 Decriminalizationb $0.25 0.033 Recreational > Medical Medicalc $0.03 * p values, Kruskal-Wallis test ** post hoc pairwise comparisons, Mann-Whitney Rank-Sum with Holm-Sidak Adjustment (Family Error Rate, αT=0.05) 20 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Contributions by Initiative Type: Summary . Significant differences by type: - Recreational > Medical . Total advocate contribution . Per-voter advocate contribution . Total opponent contribution - Decriminalization > Medical . Per-voter opponent contribution 21 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Who funded advocacy and opposition? 22 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 More Definitions . Industry: does not include major advocacy groups (e.g., MPP, DPA), though there are known links and synergies . Industry Contributions: contributions from donors affiliated with cannabis industry (among 10 largest donors) . Cannabis Industry Share of Top 10: % of 10 largest contributions by industry-affiliated donors 23 The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 Major Contributors: PRO-Legalization 20 Largest Pro-Legalization Advocate Donors (1-9) 20 Largest Pro-Legalization Advocate Donors (10-20) Donor Total ($M) States Donor Total ($M) States AK, AR, AZ, CO, Bob Wilson $2.8 CA Marijuana Policy Project $16.4 MA, ME, MI, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD George Soros 2.8 CA, MA New Approach PAC 10.6 FL, MA, ME, OR RC Operations LLC 2.3 OH Sean Parker & Affiliated 8.9 CA Entities Bridge Property Group LLC 2.1 OH Morgan & Morgan 6.6 FL Verdure GCE LLC 2.1 OH Fund for Policy Reform 6.1 CA OhioVen LLC 2.1 OH AZ, CA, FL, ME, Drug Policy Alliance 6.1 ND, NV, OR, WA DGF LLC 2.0 OH Green Light Acquisitions LLC 4.9 OH Barbara A.