Pubdate: Fri, 26 Aug 2016
Source: New Mexican, The (Santa Fe, NM)
Copyright: 2016 The Santa Fe New Mexican
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/695

POT BALLOT FOES ASK FOR ARIZ. COURT'S HELP

PHOENIX - Opponents of a voter initiative legalizing recreational 
marijuana in Arizona are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn 
a judge's decision and block the measure from the ballot.

The group called Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy said in a 
filing that if Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jo Lynn Gentry's 
ruling stands, "courts no longer have the power to prevent fraud on 
the electorate."

Gentry ruled last week that foes can't challenge it because of a 2015 
law. She went on to reject all the opponents' arguments against the initiative.

Legalization backers told the high court that Gentry got it right and 
said the opponents' case was politicized and filled with incorrect arguments.

Staff and wire reports
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