Chamber cites concerns over workplace, employer burdens PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry today announced its opposition to Proposition 203, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The Chamber joins a growing list of groups and prominent individuals opposed to Proposition 203, including Sen. John McCain and Sen. Jon Kyl. “After a lengthy analysis [...]
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 [...]
Prop 203 protects pot-smokers in ways we’d never tolerate for people who abused alcohol or prescription drugs. Prop 203 says marijuana cardholders can’t be prosecuted for DUI based solely on “the presence of metabolites or components of marijuana that appear in insufficient concentration to cause impairment.” An employer can’t discipline an employee or send him [...]
By E. J. Montini – Sept. 2, 2010 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Americans in other states would be shocked to learn that Arizona does not have a medical-marijuana law. I base this on the fact that during the past year or so, I have been asked again and again by visiting reporters, business executives [...]
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 [...]
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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 ...
