By Casey Newton Gov. Jan Brewer is lending her support to the campaign against medical marijuana, saying that passing Proposition 203 would create new public-safety risks. Brewer announced her opposition to the initiative Wednesday at a news conference at the Talking Stick Resort on the Salt River Reservation. Brewer has not campaigned for or against [...]
Arizona’s medical-marijuana initiative is a bad idea wrapped in a cloak of compassion. The sales pitch is that pot should be legally available to relieve the suffering of severely ill patients. But the medical argument, whatever its merits, is a smokescreen. Proposition 203 is written to allow widespread use of marijuana. It’s a backdoor route [...]
The “medical” marijuana proposition is a sham. It is an expensive distraction as the state faces billion-dollar budget shortfalls for years to come. Yes, there is anecdotal evidence that marijuana can help some patients. But marijuana is not medicine. There is no standard dose. No uniform potency. It has not been tested by the Food [...]
State health department fears cost, regulatory challenges over Proposition 203 By Michelle Ye Hee Lee – Oct. 11, 2010 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic If voters approve the medical-marijuana ballot proposition Nov. 2, health officials say the cash-strapped state will have to spend up to $1 million and work under a tight deadline to implement [...]
By Robert Robb I have always been a supporter of medical marijuana. There are two reasons for this. The first is a personal experience many years ago. A son in a family very close to ours came down with cancer. He was having a real tough time with the treatments. A doctor told his parents [...]
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, [...]
Viewpoints: Doug MacEachern Proposition 203: “Medical Marijuana.” I am very sympathetic to those who wish to reclaim the billions of dollars in profits back from the drug cartels by decriminalizing marijuana. I am not in favor of using the law in duplicitous ways, including pretending the main focus of this law is to help glaucoma [...]
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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 ...
