Arizona Lawmaker Attempting to Once Again Put Medical Cannabis To A Vote Of The People
Winning in a nail-bitingly close race, Arizona residents voted in 2010 with 50.1% of the vote to approve a medical cannabis bill that allows for the use and possession of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and directed the Arizona Department of Health Services to establishing and license medical dispensaries.
Voters in Arizona also approved legislation regarding medical cannabis in 1996 and 1998, though the enactment of both were blocked because of technical errors in their language. 
Since the bill in 2010 passed, dispensaries have started opening just a couple months ago, finally bringing established access points for Arizona patients.
Now, just two years after its passage, a state lawmaker wants to once again put medical cannabis to a vote of the people, in hopes that they’ll reject it. Patients in the state held a press conference today to oppose the move.
To get it to a vote of the people, the lawmaker will need to get a measure through the legislature, which likely won’t be difficult.
With Arizona voters thrice approving medical cannabis legislation, and with the growing momentum surrounding cannabis law reform, we have no doubt that Arizona will once again vote appropriately if the measure gets voted on to the ballot. Still, one can’t help but scoff at what would surely be a campaign with an unnecessary amount of money, when the voters have already spoken so recently.
– TheJointBlog