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Could Medical Marijuana Soon Be Legal in Arizona?
MyFOXphoenix.com
1/13/10
PHOENIX - A group in Arizona believes that legalizing medical marijuana is next for our state, as New Jersey becomes the 14th state in the nation to pass such a law.
Stricter regs needed for medical pot
Christian Palmer
Arizona Capitol Times
12/7/09
Supporters of an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona have taken steps to avoid some of the problems that have riddled California since voters there passed Proposition 215 in 1996.
Progress in Arizona - Spread the Word
This week, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project — which has received a significant portion of its funding from MPP — crossed the three-month mark for our signature drive and I'm ecstatic about the progress we've made thus far. In the heat of the summer, we've collected more than 90,000 signatures, better than 35% of the way to our goal! Now that the weather is (hopefully) about to cool, we are set to kick the drive into high gear.
Medical pot initiative launched
PHOENIX — An initiative drive launched Thursday would give some people who are prescribed marijuana and test positive for the drug on the job the same legal anti-discrimination protections against getting fired as women and minorities.
Fri, 05/15/2009
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Arizona Daily Star
Voters might get another shot at medical marijuana
By Anjanette Riley and Amanda Crawford, anjanette.riley@azcapitoltimes.com
If supporters of the legalization of medical marijuana in Arizona gather enough signatures to put a measure on next year’s ballot, it would mark the fourth time in little more than a decade that residents have been asked to deregulate or decriminalize pot.
And judging by the history of such ballot measures in Arizona, the signature requirement might be nothing more than a formality.
Fri, 04/24/2009
News Source:
The Capitol Times
Medical marijuana aimed for 2010 ballot in Arizona
By Amanda Crawford, Special to the Capitol Times
An effort is underway to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona through an initiative aiming for the 2010 ballot.
The measure, expected to hit the streets soon, would allow seriously ill patients to use marijuana with a doctor's recommendation to treat symptoms such as nausea, loss of appetite, chronic pain and muscle spasms, said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project.
Sat, 04/18/2009
News Source:
The Capitol Times
