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 [...]
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 [...]
In Arizona it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle, aircraft or motorboat with the presence of marijuana components in your system – that is unless Prop 203 passes. If Prop 203 passes, medical marijuana cardholders will be able to test positive for marijuana and still drive a car, fly a plane or operate a [...]
PROPOSITION 203: Medical Marijuana Initiative also has been before the voters in the past. This initiative would allow stores throughout the state to sell marijuana to people, including kids, if they had a note from a provider stating that they need marijuana to treat pain. Also, a medical marijuana user could not be arrested for [...]
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, [...]
Prop 203 will increase crime, not decrease it as its supporters claim. Here’s why: Nearly all addictive drugs cause crime and violence, including alcohol, and almost all the crime in this country is drug- and alcohol-related. Most of this crime, approximately 60 percent, is simply because people who are drunk or high do stupid, violent [...]
If Prop 203 passes, there will be more DUIs and more fatal auto accidents. The research on stoned driving and the reports from states with medical marijuana laws make it clear, when it comes to driving, marijuana poses all the same problems that alcohol does. Marijuana is the culprit in one-third of Montana’s DUI traffic [...]
I’ve practiced psychiatry for 25 years, working in private practice, community mental health, and for several years with the homeless in Phoenix. In my practice, I use homeopathy and nutrition along with conventional medications, but the subspecialty that takes up most of my time is addiction psychiatry. Even so, I always thought medical marijuana was [...]
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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 ...
