Effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona gets closer to ballot
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana August 9, 2020 MJ Shareholders 0
Voters who signed petitions to legalize the recreational use of marijuana were not misled, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith ruled late Friday, and the measure can be on the ballot.
In a 15-page ruling, Smith rejected claims by Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy that the 100-word summary on the initiative omitted principal provisions and was misleading.
“At 100 words, the summary also cannot include everything,” he wrote. “that is why the full initiative must accompany the petition.”
And Smith chided foes for suggesting that voters might not understand all the implications of what the measure would do, things like changing laws on advertising and altering laws on driving under the influence of drugs.
“This initiative is plain: It wants to legalize recreational marijuana,” the judge wrote.
“That is the principal provision,” he continued, the key thing that has to be in the description. “It is unlikely electors signing these petitions would be surprised by cascading effects of legalizing a formerly illegal substance.”
Lisa James, who chairs the group trying to keep the measure off the November ballot, said an appeal is likely. [Read more at Arizona Daily Star]
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