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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Arizona: Marijuana legalization campaign nearing signature goal, supporters say 🌿Arizona: Marijuana legalization campaign nearing signature goal, supporters say
A marijuana legalization campaign is nearing its goal of gathering 150,000 valid signatures to get on the November ballot.
The initiative would ask Arizona voters to legalize marijuana for recreational use and establish a network of licensed cannabis shops where sales of the drug would be taxed.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is a few thousand signatures short of gathering the 150,642 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot, spokesman Barrett Marson said Wednesday. However, some of those signatures are likely invalid -- gathered from people who cannot vote -- and the group aims to collect 225,000 signatures, he said.
"Arizonans are clearly excited about this initiative," Marson added.
Many others are not, including one group that has been educating the public about harms of the drug on children and society. The Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy has pointed to news articles and statistics and a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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