PHOENIX – The Arizona Association of County School Superintendents (AACSS) has added its name to the list of those opposed to Proposition 203, which seeks to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Arizona’s 15 county school superintendents urge voters to vote “no” on Proposition 203, predicting serious consequences for schools and communities if it becomes law. [...]
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Source: Reuters * Poll shows most Democrats support legalization * Republicans strongly against, independents divided * Prop. 19 would let local governments regulate sales By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Hopes that California will become the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana appear to be turning into a pipe dream. [...]
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Authorities say 12 members of a Southern California ring that illegally sold millions of dollars of pot through medical marijuana dispensaries are behind bars and facing federal charges. Federal court documents unsealed Friday name Joshua John Hester as the alleged ring leader. He was arrested Friday at his West Hollywood home. [...]
Abstract: This November, California voters will consider a ballot initiative, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. Scientific research is clear that marijuana is addictive and that its use significantly impairs bodily and mental functions. Even where decriminalized, marijuana trafficking remains a source of violence, crime, and social disintegration. Furthermore, studies have shown [...]
Editor’s note: This story is the third in a series explaining the 10 propositions that will appear on the Nov. 2 general-election ballot. PROPOSITION 203: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act Proposition 203 would legalize marijuana for medicinal use. Licensed physicians would be able to recommend medical marijuana to patients with debilitating medical conditions, which include cancer, [...]
By: THOMAS WATKINS Associated Press 09/01/10 3:35 PM EDT LOS ANGELES — Officials say a man has confessed to fatally shooting three men in a West Hollywood apartment after a drug deal went bad. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Pat Nelson said Wednesday that Harold Yong Park was cooperative with investigators after his arrest Monday [...]
By Ed Gogek, M.D. This November Arizona will vote on medical marijuana, and even supporters have reason to dislike Proposition 203. These laws are supposedly for diseases like cancer, AIDS and glaucoma. But according to the Billings Gazette, only 3 percent of Montana’s medical marijuana patients have those serious illnesses. In San Diego, it’s only [...]
By: Susan E. Manheimer Sunday, August 22, 2010 Imagine California as a magnet that feeds the illicit drug trade for the entire North American continent. Is that what we want to incubate as one of the Golden State’s prime industries? As protectors of public safety, members of the California Police Chiefs Association see only problems [...]
By Louis R. (Skip) Miller Special to the Mercury News Do we really want to make it easier to get stoned? Cut through the smoke and that’s really what California voters will be deciding in November with Proposition 19, which would make this the only state to fully legalize marijuana — a drug with proven [...]
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The article on “medical pot” in the Sept. 22 Explorer failed to inform its readers of several key provisions of Prop 203. Although Prop 203 ...
From their website: Prop 203: Medical marijuana (No) This is the only citizen-backed initiative on the ballot. And while we’re not insensitive to the needs ...
