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Much not told in ACLU report on criminal justice
What if we provided substance abuse treatment from the point of admission, and cognitive behavioral treatment? What if we just started with drug possession offenders? Re-entry programs are showing significant promise in reducing recidivism and so are diversion and deferred prosecution programs utilizing substance abuse treatment and cognitive behavioral therapies. We should be implementing similar[...]
House kills bill to allow eye tests for pot impairment
Unwilling to trust untested technology, state lawmakers voted Wednesday to block employers from firing workers based on their eye movements.
No card needed for visitors, new residents to use medical marijuana
Out-of-state visitors and new residents may possess and use medical marijuana if recommended by a physician under another state’s laws, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled.
Most medical marijuana bills go up in smoke; Senate OKs 1
Legislators have introduced a swath of bills aimed at amending the state’s voter-protected Medical Marijuana Act, but getting the necessary votes to pass has proven difficult.
The Breakdown, Episode 9: Surprise, surprise
The special primary election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District was decided last night, and the result was surprising to some politicos.
Business group asks Congress for protection for marijuana
A group representing marijuana business owners in the West is urging Congress to include language in a government spending bill that would protect pot operations.
Poll: 2018 election looks bleak for recreational marijuana
Don’t look for Arizonans to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, at least not in the immediate future. A new statewide poll of those likely to vote in next year’s election finds just 35 percent saying they would support a measure for the personal use of the drug.
Medical marijuana patients claim state sets too high of price for permit
Calling the fees illegally high, an attorney for medical marijuana patients is asking the Court of Appeals to force state health officials to slash what they charge people to get the state-issued permit they need to buy the drug.
Argument that pot is gateway drug is rooted in ‘reefer madness’
Prohibitionists refuse to have a legitimate conversation about the costs and benefits of legalizing a substance far safer than alcohol. Instead, they prefer to lie and lie again
Kill proposed marijuana measures and shut gateway to drug abuse
Three petition drives are underway in Arizona to legalize recreational marijuana. They should all fail. Marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to greater social and criminal problems.
Supreme Court lets lower-court ruling on marijuana sales to stand
The Arizona Supreme Court won't allow state and local officials to hide behind federal drug laws to throw roadblocks in the path of those who want to sell marijuana.
National popular vote and other ideas that did not make the cut
By the time this year’s legislative session adjourned sine die, lawmakers passed 395 out of 1,180 bills, memorials and resolutions. About 70 percent of 2017's big ideas failed.
