2014 Alaska Measure 2
Alaska Measure 2 was a 2014 ballot measure passed by the U.S. state of Alaska, described as "An Act to tax and regulate the production, sale, and use of marijuana". The measure went into effect on February 24, 2015, allowing Alaskans age 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis and six plants, making Alaska the third state to legalize recreational marijuana, following Colorado and Washington. Oregon and Alaska both voted for legalization on Election Day 2014, but Alaska preceded Oregon in enactment.
The legal status of cannabis in Alaska had varied over the preceding 40 years. Alaska had recognized a right to cannabis with the 1975 Ravin v. State case in the Alaska Supreme Court. The state Legislature followed up by decriminalizing marijuana in 1982, but a 1990 ballot initiative also entitled Measure 2 recriminalized cannabis until its provisions were struck down in a 2003 Alaska Appeals court case, Noy v. State.