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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 [...]

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. [...]

ARIZONA CHAPTER OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS OPPOSED TO PROPOSITION 203 PROPOSITION 203: Medical Marijuana Initiative 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, [...]

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, [...]

PHOENIX — Sheriff Joe Arpaio spoke out against a new push to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona, while speaking to graduates of a drug rehabilitation program, on Tuesday. For the past 50 years in law enforcement, the sheriff has focused on crimes involving illegal drugs. Arpaio said, “I have spent the better part of my [...]

Pro-marijuana groups are playing on fears about government, hinting that the FDA is captive to special interests and doesn’t care about regular people. But it’s not just the FDA that says marijuana isn’t medicine. The American Cancer Society,  The American Glaucoma Society and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society all say there is little evidence of benefit [...]