Arizona Supreme Court says ballot measure to legalize marijuana can appear on November ballot
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana August 21, 2020 0
The Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for voters to decide on legalizing marijuana. The court unanimously rejected a legal challenge to the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, ensuring it can appear on the ballot in November. The order was just part of a flurry of decisions and announcements... Read more
Raising Arizona: The Battle For Legal Marijuana In The Grand Canyon State
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana August 17, 2020 0
Once again, a battle is brewing in Arizona over the legalization of marijuana. A recently-filed lawsuit seeks to halt the adult-use initiative on the ballot this November. The campaign against it has embraced fictitious information, fear tactics, and the like. Led by Smart and Safe Arizona and supported by numerous local... Read more
Effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona gets closer to ballot
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana August 9, 2020 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... Read more
Foes of marijuana legalization file lawsuit to stop ballot measure in Arizona
ArizonaMarijuana Industry News July 22, 2020 0
Opponents of an initiative that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Arizona have filed a lawsuit to keep the issue off the ballot in November. The lawsuit, by Arizonans for Health and Public Safety, argues that the initiative’s backers did not accurately describe the measure in a... Read more
Arizona group turns in signatures to put marijuana initiative on ballot
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana July 2, 2020 0
Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana filed the necessary signatures to the Secretary of State’s office Wednesday to put the initiative on Arizona’s November ballot. Smart and Safe Arizona, a group aiming to legalize marijuana in the state, filed 420,000 ballot signatures, more than 237,000 necessary, to qualify for ballot... Read more
Backers of Arizona’s recreational marijuana measure file 420K signatures for November ballot
ArizonaMarijuana Industry News July 1, 2020 0
A measure to legalize adult use of recreational marijuana in Arizona filed 420,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot in November, officials reported Wednesday. Technically, the measure needs 237,645 valid signatures to go in front of voters. While it’s common to file significantly more than required to withstand challenges... Read more
