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Colorado Officials Ask Arizona’s Anti-Marijuana Campaign to Stop False Claims in Commercials

According to the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, a group of elected officials from Colorado has sent a letter to the leaders of the anti-Proposition 205 group disputing the information (or misinformation) touted in the anti-marijuana campaign of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy.

The letter was sent to Seth Leibsohn and Sheila Polk, leaders of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, by Colorado Sen. Pat Steadman and Reps. Millie Hamner and Jonathan Singer.

I’ll let you read it and decide.

What you’ll come away with, I’d guess, is that the self-proclaimed Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy aren’t so dedicated to responsible campaigning. But we knew that, already.

Here’s the letter:

Dear Mr. Leibsohn and Ms. Polk:

It has been brought to our attention that your committee has produced and aired television ads that convey inaccurate and misleading statements about Colorado’s experience with regulating and taxing marijuana for adult use. [Read more at AZ Central]

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