AZ: Prop. 205 - Weighing In On Legalizing Marijuana

Katelyn Baker

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Arizona's Prop. 205 makes recreational pot legal for adults 21 and older, allowing them to use, possess, manufacture and give away or transport up to an ounce of marijuana.

Twenty-five states have already approved medical marijuana.

Freedman: Basically the criminal side of it has seen how loose our home grow laws are, and how many different entrance points there are into it, and realized that you can grow in your basement many many more plants than you can grow in other states. States that vote to make it tougher to buy a gun this year could encourage others to take up similar measures in future elections. Some believe New York's fledgling medical marijuana program could be severely impacted.

The mayor's argument followed leaders of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Hospital Association, Organization of Nurse Leaders of MA/RI/NH/CT and the American Nurses Association Massachusetts taking issue this week with new mailers and a video ad from the Yes on 4 campaign depicting a nurse in favor of marijuana as a pain relief substitute for opioids. "I wonder who is going to be able to provide for pediatric patients". CalCann Holdings LLC, a consulting firm that helps marijuana-related businesses navigate tax and regulatory policies in California, says there are essentially three types of cities that might impose additional taxes on growers and buyers.

The number of states where recreational marijuana is legal could doubleVoters in Arizona, California, Nevada, Maine, and MA will decide if they'll join four states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing recreational marijuana use.

As treatment providers, we see the impact that chronic marijuana use has in the lives of the teens we work with, including declining school performance, conflicts in their relationships with parents and peers, developmental delays, poor social skills, and significant mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Massachusetts, in observing and studying legalization, sent some of their elected officials to Colorado. "I think it's absolutely insane that we continue to lock people up for possession of a modest amount of marijuana", he said. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. A Cannabis Control Commission would regulate legal marijuana commerce. John Hudak, who studies marijuana policy at the Brookings Instititution, called the letter "a pretty strategic use of data that ends up being insulting to the public". "I think that that would be fool-hearted for us to try to do it based exclusively on what MA does".

Friction between supporters of recreational legalization and those who want to protect the medical industry from competition is growing. I've been very iffy about this topic. For 2015, they were 14% larger than casino/gaming revenues, and nearly three times larger than alcohol revenues. Nor did the report mention that according to the United States Census Bureau, the overall population of Pueblo County has grown in recent years.

Rev. Arlene Hall, pastor of the worship center that hosted the event and the president of the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, said communities of color will "suffer the worst" of the impact from legalization.

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