Arizona marijuana legalization burns toward the ballot
Arizona marijuana legalization burns toward the ballot
As many as 56% of Americans support ending cannabis prohibition, which critics say has failed. (photo via DPA)
Arizonans are cruising to a vote on cannabis legalization for adults this election cycle. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced Wednesday they were just 15,000 signatures away from their 230,000-raw name goal for placing Initiative 5 on the Nov. 8 ballot. The group needs approximately 150,000 valid signatures to qualify the initiative by July 7, 2016.
CRML has raised about $1 million for the legalization drive, versus about $90,000 in donations to the opposition, reports indicate.
“As we finish the signature drive and launch the final stage of the campaign, we anticipate that our opponents will be ramping up their efforts,” stated CRMLA Chairman J.P. Holyoak.
Initiative 5 legalizes growing six plants per person, and carrying ...
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