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9/25/10

PHOENIX — Medical marijuana would be legal in Arizona today if not for bad wording in a 1996 ballot measure passed by voters, and then an overbroad proposal that failed in 2002.

Now backers of a measure that goes before Arizona voters on Nov. 2 hope they've worked out all the kinks and that Arizonans will legalize marijuana for patients dealing with severe and persistent pain.

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Thousands of patients face "a terrible choice" of suffering with a serious or even terminal illness or going to the criminal market for pot, said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project. More than 252,000 voter signatures were collected to put the measure on the ballot — nearly 100,000 more than required.

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