A new marijuana industry group intends to fight a planned initiative for recreational marijuana in Arizona and work with the state Legislature to bring a competing proposal to the 2020 ballot. The Smart and Safe Arizona Act filed with the state in August leaves out key industry players and prioritizes the interests of the companies that already […]
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Legalized recreational marijuana draws closer to public vote in Arizona
Backers of legal recreational marijuana took the first steps Friday to putting the issue on the 2020 ballot. The initiative crafted by supporters and financed by the current and would-be seller would allow anyone age 21 and up to buy and possess up to an ounce of marijuana or up to 12 plants for a […]
10 things to look for in a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona
Backers of a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use in Arizona are taking their time to determine what should be in the law and how to thread the needle on the most controversial issues for voters. The proposal from the “Smart and Safe AZ” campaign won’t mimic any of those that have so far been approved […]
Marijuana Concentrates Okay for Patients, Arizona Supreme Court Rules
The Arizona medical marijuana community and business industry can finally exhale: The state Supreme Court decided a crucial appeal on Tuesday by siding 7-0 with patients and state voters on marijuana resin extracts. Parties in the case of State of Arizona v. Rodney Christopher Jones received word just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday that Jones had won […]
Arizona lawmaker wants to cut expenses for medical-marijuana cardholders
A Republican lawmaker wants to reduce the financial burden on medical- marijuana patients. A proposal by Sen. Sonny Borrelli of Lake Havasu would extend the state’s current one-year certifications for medical-marijuana cards to two years. For patients, that would eliminate both the expense of a required second-year trip to the doctor and of paying the […]
Arizona ‘very much on the map’ as marijuana companies expand, consolidate
With a booming medical-marijuana program and business-friendly regulations for dispensaries and farms, Arizona is a can’t-miss market for large cannabis companies that are growing across the 33 states with legalized medical or recreational use. Arizona allows medical marijuana use with the recommendation of a doctor, and voters narrowly rejected recreational use in 2016. Arizona’s 183,000 […]
Arizona Legislatures Want To Test Medical Marijuana Quality And Reduce Prices
PHOENIX — A Lake Havasu City senator figures it’s the state’s obligation to ensure medical-marijuana buyers are getting a safe product that’s as strong as advertised. His proposal to have the state inspect growing facilities — and to reduce fees for medical-marijuana users — already has the support of more than three-fourths of the Legislature. […]
Nine States Will Vote for Marijuana Today
The Green Party’s candidate for US president will be on the ballot in 45 states today; green will be on the ballot in nine. Voters in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota will decide if they want medical marijuana legal in their states. In Montana, there’s a ballot initiative to redress state legislature action in 2011 […]
Marijuana Legalization in Arizona Could Have Big Influence On Real Estate
If Arizona voters pass Prop 205 legalizing recreational marijuana, it could have a big impact on the industrial and retail market around the state. Consider what has happened in Colorado, for example. The marijuana industry accounted for 35.8 percent of Denver’s newly occupied and constructed industrial space between 2009 to 2014, according to CBRE. “Our […]
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 […]
Here’s What Will Happen If Legalization Passes in Arizona
Proposition 205 asks Arizona voters to decide whether marijuana should be legal for adults to use in private, transport and grow it in their homes. The measure is 19 pages long, and includes details worth knowing before you cast your vote. Here are answers to key questions about Prop. 205. Question: Who is funding the campaign to legalize marijuana? […]
Five States Will Vote to Legalize Marijuana This Fall
Recreational marijuana users can now legally light up a joint in states representing about 5 percent of the U.S. population. By the time Americans wake up on November 9, that percentage could be swelling to more than one-quarter. Measures to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis are on the ballot in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, […]
Marijuana Polls Show Support for Legalization in States Voting This Fall
Marijuana advocates are heading into the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with the wind at their backs as the latest polling shows legalization measures currently favored by voters in all five states where they’re on the ballot. This is something of a reversal from just a month ago, when the most recent polling had […]
Yes on 205 Campaign Requests Equal Treatment From Arizona State Official Who Used Public Email Account to Distribute Info From Prop. 205 Opponents
PRESS RELEASE DES Director Timothy Jeffries came under fire Wednesday for forwarding an email he received from a leader of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy with a link to their claims about marijuana and alcohol; today, a leader of the Yes on 205 campaign emailed Jeffries a link to its information about marijuana and alcohol […]
Yes on Prop. 205 Launches Statewide TV Ad Campaign Highlighting the Benefits of Regulating and Taxing Marijuana Like Alcohol
PRESS RELEASE New TV ad sets the record straight regarding the impact of a similar ballot initiative in Colorado, where state officials report marijuana taxes have generated tens of millions of dollars for schools and teen use has NOT increased PHOENIX — The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol launched a statewide TV ad campaign Tuesday […]
Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona Qualifies for November Ballot; ‘Yes on Prop 205’
PRESS RELEASE A local physician, a teacher, and a 23-year veteran of the DEA will join initiative proponents for a news conference in Phoenix to kick off the ‘Yes on 205’ campaign and highlight the benefits of replacing marijuana prohibition with a regulated system PHOENIX — State officials have informed supporters of the initiative to regulate […]
Study Says Arizona Would Generate $82 Million in Taxes From Legal Marijuana
Arizonans would buy nearly $500 million worth of marijuana a year by 2020 if voters agree in November to allows its use here for recreational purposes, according to a new report. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee study figures legalization would generate nearly $82 million in taxes when the program is fully implemented. That includes $74 […]
Pro Marijuana Group Trying to Defeat Rival Initiative in Arizona
PHOENIX — Unable to qualify for the ballot this year, organizers of one of the initiatives to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Arizona are now trying to defeat the remaining measure. Arizonans for Mindful Regulation has quietly shelved its plans to put its proposal on the November ballot. Organizer Jason Medar said the group […]
