| Are you in favor of the Legislature enacting legislation that allows for the production, processing, manufacturing and distributing of industrial hemp in the Virgin Islands? | |
| Date: | 6 November 2012 |
| Country: | US Virgin Islands |
| Yes: | 4,559 |
| No: | 3,374 |
| Invalid: | 20,710 |
| Electorate: | 49,886 |
A referendum on the use of industrial hemp was held in the United States Virgin Islands on 6 November 2012, alongside general elections. The proposal was approved by 57% of voters.[1]
On 21 August 2012 the Legislature of the Virgin Islands voted by 10–4 to pass a law on the use of industrial hemp (hemp with a low tetrahydrocannabinol content). Governor John de Jongh signed it into law on 11 September 2012.[1]
The unusually high number of blank votes was caused by the question being on the same ballot paper as the simultaneous general elections.[1]