Editor: Supporters of Proposition 203, the medical marijuana initiative, would like you to ignore the facts that are in the initiative and focus on arguments of whether pot has medical value. The debate over prop 203 has nothing to do with pot's potential medical benefits. The debate needs to stay focused on the problems that will be created by this initiative, if it is passed on Nov. 2. Hype: Supporters of prop 203 say MATForce denies the possible benefits of marijuana for medical use. [continues 318 words]
Come November, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), an advocacy group based in Washington D.C., will be watching the results of Arizona's general election. Their interest in our politics is to see if their initiative, Proposition 203, concerning medical marijuana, has been approved by our citizens. Between now and November the citizens of Arizona need to examine this document and truly understand what is in this initiative. Go to the Arizona Secretary of State website and look under "elections." [continues 227 words]
Proposition 203, the initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona, is not a home-grown initiative. Prop. 203 is a document written and composed by an organization in Washington, D.C., called, the Marijuana Policy Project, (MPP). This group of activists claims to be interested in legalizing marijuana for medical use in Arizona. The health of Arizona residents is not their concern. Their only agenda, as quoted from their vision statement, is to legalize marijuana nationwide. Prop 203 covers a lot of different scenarios involving pot use and is worded to nullify any consequences for positive test results of pot metabolites in a person's blood. Section 36-2802, letter D, states that "qualified patients" operating a motor vehicle, aircraft or motorboat, that test positive for pot in their system, can be exempt from a DUI charge. [continues 200 words]
The idea that marijuana should be allowed for medicinal use in Arizona, is once again heading to the ballot in November. Supporters of the "Arizona Medical Marijuana Act." a 16-page initiative, are pursuing broad changes to current laws. We are now back to the debate, is marijuana really medicine? Is the probability of abuse worth the risk? Are there any better alternatives to marijuana in the health field today? These three questions are the focus of this commentaryu but there are many more that should be addressed during this debate from now until November. [continues 589 words]
