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Arizona medical marijuana

Arizona medical marijuana

  • Yes

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • No

    Votes: 1 8.3%

  • Hell no

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Yes and get others to vote yes

    Votes: 5 41.7%
  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .
I.M. Boggled

I.M. Boggled

Certified Bloomin' Idiot
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I'm optimistic once again...this may happen :)

I'm optimistic once again...this may happen :)

I am hoping to be proven very wrong about this not passing...
It's a nail biter of an election...this is one close race presently, that's for sure.
We shall know the official proposition 203 outcome soon, their will be a recount happening, I do suspect.

As of 11/11/2010 @ 7:33:0 PM

Percent Votes
YES
49.96% 814,496
NO
50.04% 815,953
1,630,449
http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AZ/22333/40047/en/summary.html

Thu., Nov. 11, 2010 @ 6:28PM
Andrew Myers, the campaign manager for Proposition 203, tells New Times tonight that he's very hopeful the medical marijuana initiative will come out on top when all the votes are in.

It seems like wishful thinking, but official figures show he might be right.

Myers points out that provisional ballots counted in other counties are skewing much more favorably toward the "yes" side than the general ballots.
This effect can be seen in the "vote type summary" section of election results on the Secretary of State's Web site.
The provisional ballots so far counted give 10,953 votes to the "yes" side and just 7,029 to the "no" side.

If that trend holds up when Maricopa County counts its 41,000 remaining provisional ballots, Prop 203 would go from losing by about 3,000 votes to winning by several thousand, Myers says.

"We're likely to win," he explains.

Myers thinks the provisionals are trending toward 203 is because younger people tend to move around more and the addresses on their identification cards don't match the address on file with the elections department.
Younger people, surveys showed, support 203 in far higher numbers than average.

A final tally won't be available until Monday or Tuesday, officials say.

Here's the latest breakdown of what's left to count, via Matt Benson of the Secretary of State's office:

As of Thursday afternoon, there are an estimated 14,000 early ballots and 45,000 provisional ballots statewide that are yet to be processed and counted.
All of the remaining early ballots are in Maricopa County. Of the provisional ballots yet to be processed, 41,000 are in Maricopa County.
The remainder is split among Coconino, Yavapai, Yuma and Gila counties.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/11/prop_203_spokesman_were_likely.php
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I will post the updated tally later today when the Az. Sec. of state releases it figures.
I'm Praying for your deliverance today Arizona.

IMB
 
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rick shaw

Holy crap. At 11/12 @ 3:47-Yes 815,881/49.98% No 816,605/50.02% That's 724 votes. Total votes 1,702,959 with 1,632,486 counted so far.
 
I.M. Boggled

I.M. Boggled

Certified Bloomin' Idiot
Veteran
Yes ladies and gentleman, what we have here is a horse race...
let's cross our fingers and hope for a squeaker of a victory.

As was expected the anti medical folk came out in a zealous fury at the last minute and spread the same old tired well composted bull shit about the state through the local tv stations who still support the concept of "A drug Free Arizona".

Arizona TV news viewers heard stated right before the election many indisputable "facts" such as "marijuana is a gateway drug", and I love the mesa city councilman/idiot whom obviously hadn't read the proposition declaring for the local TV media that "they'll be potshops on every corner" as the visuals proceed to show the Venice Beach Pot Doc sideshows that line the beach as a classic example of Medical Marijuana run amuck.
Lordeee, lordee, lordee, let us all not forget about those poor, poor children that will obviously be victimized by those patently evil places...
(so much for easily scoring it from a classmate, apparently they'll have to go to a medical dispensary with their false ID's and their disguise to look like an adult to score instead if this passes.) ;) :).
These are ridiculous arguments for the most part but none the less their propaganda was apparently effective with some last minute (senior) voters.

I saw some news clips from the local TV stations in Phoenix prior to the election and apparently one has to have long hair, tattoos, piercings AND bad oral hygiene to be photographed smoking that so-called medical marijuana...
We all know what a big joke them dope smokers all are...
why have you ever tried to hold a conversation with a pot smoker?
Apparently it just can't be done...
Same old liars, different election.

IMB :)
 
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statusquo

statusquo

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Dignan said:
EZ- I totally forgot that you were here. I'm all for the initiative. It has its drawbacks, for sure (I just made a way-too-lengthy post in this AZ forum earlier this evening in another thread) but overall, I'm excited to see what it brings.

Keep in mind that all medical marijuana states' laws have language about "debilitating conditions" but it's up to physicians to decide what is debilitating or not. If your doc will recommend it for you, you'll get the card. I already know that my naturopath up here is poised and ready for this thing to get the green light.
Click to expand...

Was just reading about naturopathy last night on wikipedia lol. Just a heads up, the title of ND or NMD is not regulated/doesn't require certain educational prerequisites in some areas and essentially means nothing. Check your Doc's credentials (just curious, do you see normal doctors or only those?)
 
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easyrasta

righton righton right on
hope it holds on till tuesday
peace

Ez
 
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I.M. Boggled

I.M. Boggled

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:)
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111210_medical_marijuana

The Cronkite News Service is reporting today, Nov 12, 2010 @ 6:40 pm that:

Medical marijuana on track to pass;
provisional ballots key


Proposition 203, which would legalize the medical use of marijuana in Arizona, was on track to pass Friday after provisional ballots counted by Maricopa County pushed the "yes" vote into a commanding lead.

Unofficial returns showed Proposition 203 leading by 4,421 votes with about 10,000 ballots left to be counted, all of them in Maricopa County.

Andrew Myers, campaign manager for Proposition 203, said the tight race means supporters must show that a system dispensing medical marijuana will help patients but limit abuse.

"Our responsibility is to have a program that adheres to the highest of standards," Myers said.

Proposition 203 would allow a qualifying person with a doctor's recommendation to receive 2.5 ounces of marijuana every two weeks from licensed dispensaries.
Qualifying conditions would include cancer, glaucoma, AIDS and chronic pain.

The ballot measure's fate had been in limbo since the Nov. 2 election, and the "no" vote led until late Friday afternoon.

The key to the turnaround: About 40,000 provisional ballots cast in Maricopa County and not counted until Thursday and Friday. Those came in for "yes" by a wide margin.

For the measure to fail, "no" votes would have to come in with a margin greater than 70 percent to 30 percent.
That would run counter to how returns have come so far from Maricopa County, where all of the outstanding vote remained.

Carolyn Short, head of Keep AZ Drug Free, the measure's chief opposition, said she was glad the race was tight but found the outcome incredibly disappointing.

"I think many Arizonans are in for a big surprise when they find out what this is all about," Short said.

Supporters said the measure would offer relief to patients suffering from debilitating conditions.

Opponents argued that it would be the first step toward legalization and would lead to rampant abuse.
They also argued that the measure, as written, offers special protection to marijuana users that insulates them from regulation.

The measure calls for the Arizona Department of Health Services to register and issue identification cards to patients and caregivers to use marijuana or grow up to 12 plants if they live far from a dispensary.
The department will also regulate the dispensaries, of which there will be one for every 10 pharmacies.

Arizona voters approved medical marijuana use in 1996, but the measure never took effect because it would have required a doctor's prescription, which is illegal under the federal law.

Proposition 203 instead would require a doctor's recommendation, which have the same weight as a prescription but only on a state level.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced last year that the government wouldn't prosecute marijuana users who comply with state laws.

The Arizona Marijuana Policy Project, the main group supporting Proposition 203, raised $778,000.
Three-quarters of that amount, or $579,000, came from the Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington D.C.-based lobby involved in many state marijuana laws.

Keep AZ Drug Free, 203′s chief opponent, raised more than $20,000 toward their cause.
The Arizona Cardinals donated nearly half of that amount with a $10,000 contribution.

The proposition garnered little support from Arizona leaders.
Five county sheriffs and 11 county attorneys state their opposition in the Secretary of State's Office publicity pamphlet.

U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., joined at a news conference by Republican Reps. Trent Franks and John Shadegg, denounced the proposition.

Will Humble, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, also stated his opposition but added his department would implement the system in a fair and efficient manner.
 
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igrowone

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wow, this is incredible, i was convinced nothing good would happen this election season
would be 2nd best legislation(behind prop 19), and would salvage some momentum
 
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