Its passage legalized the "recreational use of marijuana, based on regulation and taxation to be determined by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission".

[2] Most polls leading up to the election showed majority support for legalizing recreational marijuana use among adults.

[3][4][5][6] A decade later, Oregon voters would also go on to pass Ballot Measure 119 to make it easier for cannabis workers in the state to unionize.

[7][8] Retail sales outlets will be licensed by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which must begin accepting applications on or before January 4, 2016.

Potential cost savings for the state and local governments were noted though not explicitly identified in monetary terms due to uncertainty of the measure's full effects on marijuana-related convictions and fines.