 In 2008, Soros donated $400,000 to help fund a successful ballot measure in Massachusetts known as the Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative which decriminalized possession of less than 1 oz (28g) of marijuana in the state.Soros has also funded similar measures in California, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada and Maine.Among the drug decriminalization groups that have received funding from Soros are the Lindesmith Center and Drug Policy Foundation.