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2nd group launches bid to legalize recreational pot
A new cannabis group that formed to oppose a 2020 marijuana ballot initiative to legalize recreational use launched its own competing effort November 13 with plans to have legislators send it to the voters in lieu of collecting signatures.
Maricopa attorney: Trump should end marijuana ‘charade’
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says he expects President-elect Donald Trump's administration to put an end to "the charade" of marijuana legalization laws.
Up in smoke: Arizona voters make their voices heard on Prop. 205
The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce applauds Arizona voters and the business community for making their voice heard and saying NO to Proposition 205—Arizona’s ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana.
Advocates of recreational marijuana acknowledge that they lost
Backers of recreational use of marijuana finally conceded Tuesday what has been generally known for a week: Arizona voters didn’t like their proposal.
Arizona defeats recreational marijuana measure
Arizona voters rejected a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and set up a commercial marijuana industry in the state.
If Prop. 205 passes, Arizona would get a department of marijuana
If voters approve a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, a new state agency will be created to regulate the substance.
A look at measures to legalize pot, raise minimum wage
A TV ad backing legal pot in Arizona features a Marine veteran saying marijuana saved him from post-traumatic stress disorder. In an opposition commercial, a former Colorado governor warns of the dangers of the legal drug, claiming that pot-laced candy is marketed to children.
Anti-marijuana forces build $2 million war chest
Foes of legalized recreational marijuana are building up a war chest in an apparent bid to kill Proposition 205 with a last-minute barrage of media.
Colorado Springs mayor urges Arizonans not to legalize marijuana
The mayor of Colorado’s second-largest city is urging Arizonans not to legalize recreational use of marijuana even as he admits voters in his state want to keep their nearly 4-year-old law.
Irony alert No. 1
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is attacking the anti-marijuana campaign for a donation it received from a Chandler-based pharmaceutical company.
Opiate purveyor spends big to oppose marijuana initiative
A Chandler firm that could lose business from legalized marijuana is now the largest contributor to a campaign to stop that from happening here.
Lawyer for marijuana initiative tells judge she can’t block it
An attorney for the group seeking to legalize recreational use of marijuana told a judge Friday she can't keep the measure off the ballot even if she believes it is confusing or fraudulent.
