Arizona is # 15

Captdoug713 · 11-13-2010, 01:25 PM

PROP 203 Passes... well all but passes yet.

Quote:

Arizona pot measure pulls ahead in vote count
(AP) – 18 hours ago

PHOENIX (AP) — A measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arizona pulled ahead for the first time Friday, with both supporters and opponents saying they believed the proposal that went before voters on Election Day would pass.

Proposition 203 was ahead by 4,421 votes out of more than 1.63 million votes counted. The measure started out losing by about 7,200 votes on Nov. 2 and the gap gradually narrowed in the following 10 days.

Only about 10,000 early and provisional ballots remain to be counted in the state, and all are in Maricopa County.

If the measure passes, Arizona would be the 15th state with a medical marijuana law.

"We were optimistic that this is what the result was going to be today, and we're thrilled that it came to reality," said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project. "Moving forward it's our responsibility to help implement a program that Arizona can be proud of."

Opponents of the initiative, including all Arizona's sheriff's and county prosecutors, the governor, attorney general, and many other politicians, came out against the proposed law.

"All of the political leaders came out and warned Arizonans that this was going to have very dire effects on a number of levels," said Carolyn Short, chairwoman of Keep AZ Drug Free, the group that organized opposition to the initiative. "I don't think that all Arizonans have heard those dire predictions.

"Election night and this entire week has been a very exciting time for us — we just didn't know we had actually lost," Short said. "I am incredibly proud of our small but dedicated army of volunteers who worked very, very hard for months to educate voters about Prop 203."

Backers of Proposition 203 argued that thousands of patients faced "a terrible choice" of suffering with a serious or even terminal illness or going to the criminal market for pot. They collected more than 252,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot — nearly 100,000 more than required.

The measure will allow patients with diseases including cancer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and any other "chronic or debilitating" disease that meets guidelines to buy more 2½ ounces of marijuana every two weeks or grow plants.

The patients must get a recommendation from their doctor and register with the Arizona Department of Health Services. The law also allows for no more than 124 marijuana dispensaries in the state.

"Our law is written to be incredibly restrictive. We're talking only about seriously or terminally ill patients," Myers said. "There are 14 medical marijuana states, and for political reasons they decided to narrow in on (problems in) California because they don't believe that marijuana is medicine at all."

The measure began Friday losing by about 1,500 votes.

The vast majority of outstanding votes were in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, on Friday morning. About 30,000 provisional ballots during the day, and those went heavily for medical marijuana backers. The county also processed 5,024 early ballots.

Maricopa County has 8,000 early and 2,000 provisional ballots still to count, and all other counties have finished their counts. Outstanding ballots will be counted through the weekend despite a state law that generally says all vote tallying must be completed by Friday.

Teams made up of members of the Republican and Democratic parties are overseeing elections workers tasked with reviewing the early ballot. Those ballots have some problem that prevents a vote-count machine from tallying them, typically because a voter used a marker to fill in the oval and it bled through to the other side or otherwise is unreadable.

The teams are examining the ballots, determining voter intent and filling out new ballots that the machine can read, Purcell said.

badgoalie85 · 11-13-2010, 01:52 PM

link?

cantSEEme · 11-13-2010, 02:54 PM

Arizona Pot Measure Pulls Ahead in Vote Count - CBS News

Captdoug713 · 11-13-2010, 03:18 PM

The Associated Press: Arizona pot measure pulls ahead in vote count

The Rev · 11-13-2010, 11:52 PM

Sheriff Joe is gonna throw a serious tantrum if this shit passes.

The Rev

wellfleation · 11-14-2010, 03:43 PM

They have pretty much said it will be only for people on their death bed. If I am on my death bed I would want something a lot stronger than weed. AZ isn't going to go Cali, I guarantee you that.

wellfleation · 11-14-2010, 03:48 PM

The way "they" will do it they might as well not even have passed it, it will be so difficult to get it. The people of AZ already voted to refused to decrim it, and we all know that the AZ private prison system wants to put people in jail for more $$$.

OldMan&TheWeed · 11-14-2010, 06:44 PM

This is a very restrictive law. Perhaps it's best that it dosen't pass.

I'm glad to live in California, where a script is easy to get. But I shouldn't have to see a doctor to use a drug less dangerous than alcohol or aspirin.

All citizens throughout the entire country should have the liberty to use marijuana as they wish. Land of the free my ass.

wellfleation · 11-14-2010, 09:27 PM

The article I read says AZ wants to be the model for all other states to follow. Yeah, right!

Captdoug713 · 11-15-2010, 10:55 AM

I have Crohns, one of the things that will alow me to grow my meds.

Captdoug713 · 12-17-2010, 05:23 PM

The ADHS has put out the rules for public comment on the Med MJ.
From there site: azdhs.gov/prop203/index.htm

Quote:

One of the top priorities during the implementation of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in the coming months is to ensure good rules are developed (called Administrative Code) so medical marijuana can be regulated effectively. Rules that are clear, objective, well-researched, and that balance competing interests are absolutely critical in order to effectively implement a responsible medical marijuana program.

The goal is to develop rules that will ensure qualified patients have access to marijuana for their medical condition while preventing (to the extent possible) recreational marijuana users from accessing marijuana through the Act's provisions. In addition, the rules should ensure that marijuana dispensaries act responsibly and have adequate security and inventory controls.

In order to achieve these goals we need your help. Input is needed from all Arizona residents so the most responsible set of regulations are in place to balance competing interests. Please consider reviewing the informal draft rules, either individually or with other members of your community, and submit your feedback using the electronic comment form. For additional information and tips on how to provide input, review Director Humble's Call for Public Comment.Resources

And the pdf of the Rules:
http://www.azdhs.gov/prop203/documen...raft-Rules.pdf

We in Az have untill 01/07/2011 to comment on this set of informal rules.
On Jan 31,2011 The ADHS will post the official rules for public comment.
On March 28, 2011 ( my daughters b-day

) they post the final rules.
And on April fools day they start taking apps for registry id cards and despensary certificates.

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	They have pretty much said it will be only for people on their death bed. If I am on my death bed I would want something a lot stronger than weed. AZ isn't going to go Cali, I guarantee you that. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	The way "they" will do it they might as well not even have passed it, it will be so difficult to get it. The people of AZ already voted to refused to decrim it, and we all know that the AZ private prison system wants to put people in jail for more $$$. __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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OldMan&TheWeed been there done that Join Date: May 2006 Location: The West Posts: 2,281 Thanks: 294 Thanked 800 Times in 406 Posts	This is a very restrictive law. Perhaps it's best that it dosen't pass. I'm glad to live in California, where a script is easy to get. But I shouldn't have to see a doctor to use a drug less dangerous than alcohol or aspirin. All citizens throughout the entire country should have the liberty to use marijuana as they wish. Land of the free my ass. __________________ Nintey-three percent of what I say is brilliant, factual information and seven percent is complete bullshit. Have fun deciding which is which.

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,854 Thanks: 196 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	The article I read says AZ wants to be the model for all other states to follow. Yeah, right! __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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Captdoug713 Thats my fucknjobasshole! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North America Posts: 1,262 Thanks: 134 Thanked 75 Times in 51 Posts	I have Crohns, one of the things that will alow me to grow my meds. __________________ Don't step on the grass, Sam "Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires." Morality is doing whats right no matter what your told. Faith is is doing what your told do matter if its right or wrong. :

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