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Aug 16, 2019

Recreational marijuana initiative written from lessons learned

Nearly three years after a narrow defeat at the polls, a new attempt to legalize recreational marijuana is underway.

Feb 23, 2018

Rash of GOP bills seek to empower lawmakers, disempower voters

Arizona Republican legislators have a habit of pushing ideas that make their own lives easier, but harder for voters to have their voices heard.

Nov 23, 2016

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.

Nov 15, 2016

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.

Nov 8, 2016

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.

Oct 31, 2016

Colorado lawmakers: Anti-pot ads get four Pinocchios

Colorado lawmakers: Anti-pot ads get four Pinocchios

Oct 31, 2016

Colorado lawmakers: Arizona anti-pot ads are inaccurate

Three Colorado state legislators on Monday called on opponents of the Arizona measure to legalize recreational pot to stop airing what they say are misleading and inaccurate ads.

Oct 27, 2016

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.

Oct 20, 2016

Poll: Arizona voters still split on Prop 205 to legalize marijuana

About half of Arizona voters still support Proposition 205, the ballot measure to relax legal restrictions on recreational marijuana use, but the percentage of those opposed increased by two percentage points in recent weeks, according to the most recent Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll.

Oct 14, 2016

Anti-pot campaign flush for final weeks

Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy continues to rake in the cash, dramatically outpacing the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in the fight over Prop 205.

Oct 7, 2016

Pot legalization advocates accuse opponents of ‘scare-mongering’ over DUI

Despite dire warnings by opponents of Proposition 205, marijuana users could still be prosecuted for driving under the influence if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in November.

Oct 6, 2016

Prop 205: Smoke and mirrors

All educators should be concerned about this campaign, and quite frankly, offended by its tactics.

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