If we legalize it: Marijuana in Arizona
Before long, recreational marijuana could be legal in Arizona.
Proposition 205, which would legalize marijuana in the state, passed a legal hurdle last week when a judge rejected a challenge to the initiative by anti-legalization group Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy.
The initiative's opponents, including the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, are planning to appeal the decision, but there's a short timeline as mail-in ballots are scheduled to be printed within the next few weeks.
The group behind the initiative, Marijuana Policy Project, also worked to get legalization on the books in other states. The project's website states it is "responsible for changing most of the state marijuana laws that have been reformed since 2000."
The initiative, if voted into law, would not take effect until Sept. 1, 2018.
Legislative language is notoriously difficult to parse (read Prop 205 for yourself here), but here are some of the nuts and...
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