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. […]
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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 […]
Could Donald Trump Be a Game Changer For Marijuana Legalization in Arizona?
Surveys of Arizona voters in recent months showed that a measure to legalize marijuana for all adults 21 and older — likely to materialize on this November’s ballot — could use some help. Donald Trump to the rescue? Possibly. Now that Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, supporters of marijuana legalization are forced to contemplate […]
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Campaign Closing in on its Signature Goal
An Arizona citizens’ initiative campaign to legalize marijuana announced today that it has reached 200,000 signatures — more than needed to make November’s ballot. But the campaign is shooting for far more than it needs — at least 225,000 signatures — in case some are invalidated. “Voters want to have their say on whether Arizona […]
Phoenix Considering Stricter Zoning For Medical Marijuana Facilities
Phoenix is considering stricter zoning regulations for medical marijuana facilities in advance of a possible vote on legalizing the drug for recreational use. The changes would mean new medical marijuana sites would have to be farther from places of worship and residential areas, The Arizona Republic reported. Dispensaries would also have to follow new requirements […]
Arizona Chamber of Commerce Trying to “Sound the Alarm” About Cannabis Initative
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce is offering an anti-cannabis workshop next month with prohibitionist county attorneys Bill Montgomery and Sheila Polk to help “sound the alarm” on a proposed legalization initiative. The Chamber will offer the March 2, invite-only workshop to corporate legal advisers, human-resources professionals, risk managers, and compliance officers. Made up of representatives […]
Last Word: Why the Cannabis Industry Needs to Pray – – and Work – to End Marijuana Prohibition
Here’s a prayer that all of those in the Cannabis Industry should all keep in our hearts and silently say every day: Lord, save us from all those uniformed public servants who act without thinking, who jump without looking, and who cause so much harm from their inability to stop and think first before they […]
Some Arizona Lawmakers Pushing to Limit Access to Medical Marijuana
Two proposals are being pushed by Republican state lawmakers that would make it harder for medical marijuana patients to access their medication. Both want to amend the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act to limit which types of doctors can issue referrals for medical weed, establish stricter restrictions on who can get those referrals, and require patients […]
