title: List of 2016 United States cannabis reform proposals
text: # List of 2016 United States cannabis reform proposals
  
  In 2016, nine U.S. states proposed cannabis reform legislation for medical marijuana and non-medical adult use. As of 2016, the state laws are still at odds with the Federal status of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule I narcotic. The Los Angeles Times stated that if all the measures passed, nine states encompassing a quarter of the U.S. population would have legalized recreational use, and "The presence of legalization measures on the ballot in Arkansas and North Dakota — both staunchly conservative states — illustrate the power of the trend toward legalization" and Federal reforms on banking are "increasingly looking inevitable".
  
  | State | Short description | Detail |
  | - | - | - |
  | Arkansas | Medical | Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (Issue 6, a constitutional amendment; and Issue 7, a voter initiative, both appear on the ballot) |
  | Arizona | Legalization | Proposition 205 |
  | California | Legalization | Adult Use of Marijuana Act |
  | Florida | Medical | Amendment 2 |
  | Maine | Legalization | Question 1 |
  | Massachusetts | Legalization | Massachusetts Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Initiative |
  | Montana | Medical | Montana I-182 (amends existing 2004 law) |
  | Nevada | Legalization | Question 2 |
  | North Dakota | Medical | Measure 5 |
  