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.
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.
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.
Colorado lawmakers: Anti-pot ads get four Pinocchios
Colorado lawmakers: Anti-pot ads get four Pinocchios
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prop 205: Smoke and mirrors
All educators should be concerned about this campaign, and quite frankly, offended by its tactics.