[Ralp]

The plum on the tree now is changing the scheduling from 1. Nothing can happen on a Federal level. Trade (hemp textiles) Intellectual properties as to medical applications, patient & copyright licenses. Eliminating the trade and criminal discrepancies from state to state to allow interstate commerce with products. Set up a consortium of Marijuana industry and state officials to align testing distribution such as the FDA/USDA programs will be implicated.

As it stands now medical will take a new twist with pain management. As introduced such standards will be implemented with varied degrees say 1>4.
Level 1- require DEA certified prescriber a 3 month supply and administered through established pharmacological medical distribution networks. NO SMOKABLES.
Level 2- Same as above strain specific and followed to compile data, 6 months terms of prescription
Level 3- To allow for both recreational and prescription on a psychological level. This will be completely tax free and tightly monitored the cost to be paid for by the recreational. People with this classification will be allowed the amount of prescribed by parameters. This will study the complement or conflict with psychotropic procedures and regiments. (TBD)
Level 4- A complete 100 access to any and all Marijuana Cannabis product with any form of administration to the body possible. This will be given sparsely by new DEA guidelines terminally ill, special nerve, severe and long term conditions etc.


This is being proposed it will quill so much of the protest and the restrictive process now going on. The question which candidate do you think would have hand their out for kick back and crony capitalism.

[rolandomota]

I think that a national marijuana legalization vote is needed but it's not possible right now or ever for that matter forget all the medical studies they have proven that it's pretty safe to consume weed if your sick then a for a healthy person it is even safer. It's just so stupid to keep arresting people for something that's legal in other states no matter what excuse the cops can come up with. I guess slowly all the states that can vote to legalize will do so. Latter we will see half the nation with legal weed.

We should Be able to amend the constitution federally by a majority vote of the people in this country just like they do with state constitutions the fact that we can't do that really bothers me.

[Ralp]

One of the biggest myths is the arresting people for posession or smoking marijuana alone. IT JUST DON'T HAPPEN. I would like to see even a arrest for growing 12 plants with no other charges levied like sales, not confined, and access to children or some other related offences. Ask that advocate they have in PHX he has a account with Westlaw & onto Justice Dept database that monitor county arrest records. Even when you watch that video of JP Holyoak with Bill Montgomery you will see how prosecution was being addressed. This was redacted edited out by the AZ Republic for the reason as it will compel people to grow and entice them to break federal law.

This failure of prop 205 saved the people in Arizona even if they didn't know the wolf was at the door. In the next 2 years Marijuana and people's rights will be averaged out with reciprocity rights from state to state. Each state folding the acceptance into its state legislative structure.

Arizona tried to build it's own exclusive department to negotiate on a federal level for market constraints and exclusive boundaries. A separate government to collect taxes fines court costs then allocate monies. FUCK THAT fix your government minions dont try and game the populace.

Now in Arizona Marijuana is being distributed into the populace via the Medical Marijuana program. The people that want to get and consume marijuana in Arizona can easily get it. Aside from the confiscations at the border there is virtually no cartel marijuana coming to market in Arizona.

[wolfhoundaddy]

As of yesterday 205 had 100,000 more ballots to process.

Maracopa county is polling at 51.12 % (no votes).

[FrankieR35]

Even though it didn't pass this time, it will be back on the ballot again in AZ. When it does pass I hope that it will be more beneficial to the people of AZ and not just the ones who wrote it.

[wolfhoundaddy]

Yeah,maybe SaferAZ won't trip over their dick this time.

[armedoldhippy]

Originally Posted by Ralp

One of the biggest myths is the arresting people for posession or smoking marijuana alone. IT JUST DON'T HAPPEN.

people keep saying this. they said it in California too, even after seeing the arrest numbers. "i just don't believe it!"

[Ralp]

STRONGLY support the legalization of marijuana but I'm voting no on Prop 205. I'm not a prohibitionist. I think the reefer madness propaganda campaign against Prop 205 is ridiculous. I'm naturopathic physician that provides medical marijuana certifications. I believe in medical marijuana - like many I have seen the miracles of this plant. I believe in recreational marijuana too - just not this way.

First, props to all the hard work done throughout the state in efforts to get legalizing marijuana on the ballot. There are many reasons why I'm voting no THIS time. (I'm intentionally avoiding the legal points because Im not a lawyer. But its important to remember that minor infractions can lead easily lead to felonies). I'll boil it down to a few points against 205 that aren't talked about

This is not a step forward. Many folks I hear that are voting YES say its not a perfect law but a step forward - "we can change it later." If this law passes - we are stuck with it. This law is a VOTERS INITIATIVE - It can be changed by only 2 nearly impossible ways.

1) The Arizona Senate/Legislation

a) By a super majority vote (2/3+)

Pass an change that "furthers the intent" of the initiative.

A New initiative—starting all over—back to the streets collecting signatures and back to re-writing the proposition. Arizona legislation to date has NOT been an overwhelming strong supporter of medical OR recreational marijuana. The chance of change through the ladies and men in Phoenix currently is slim to none (especially with the needs to get a 2/3 majority vote). A new voters initiative? If the law passes there will be less incentive to make this happen. I fear people will become complacent with a law that is less than mediocre.

The Department of Marijuana licenses and Control: These are the folks that will be appointed by the Governor and will take over both the medical and recreational marijuana programs. They can amend any of the rules of the medical marijuana program and will take over all the monies. The governing board of this department will consist of the director and the marijuana commission - that consists of 7 members (4 of which have NO financial interest in any marijuana establishments and 3 that DO).The Governor will appoint an Enforcement Officer that will have "all the powers and duties of a peace officer" and create an internal task force for policing illegal activity. If this prop is the legalization of marijuana then why are we OK with creating more policing of marijuana activity? Why are individuals with financial ties to dispensaries allowed to make up almost 50% of the governing body? This is a frighting amount of control. Its too much overlap between the governing board, the making and the enforcement the rules and who they are governing and making the rules for.

Virtual elimination of free enterprise: There will be more jobs if prop 205 passes but there won't be ANY new businesses until 2021. 2017-2021 all the licenses for recreational marijuana will solely be given to CURRENT medical marijuana dispensaries. In 2021 The Department of Marijuana licenses and Control may begin to accept new applications for marijuana establishments, but if they have greater applications than allowable, any application that is from a previous medical marijuana dispensary will be chosen first over any new folks that are competing for an application - this is forever.

Laws of licenses for cultivation are also skewed towards current medical marijuana dispensaries. It will be a tiered system. Only the highest tier, allowing UNLIMITED marijuana production, will be given to the current dispensaries— everyone else will have restrictions.

As physician and someone that believes in small business I will not support this. There are many talented people that didn't have the $150,000, the luck of the lottery system to 'win' the opportunity of a medical marijuana dispensary, and people that aren't even born yet that will have a major disadvantage in the future business of the marijuana industry. Simply because the laws strongly support the current dispensaries. Like any business dispensaries across the board vary in quality and service. This has been a great frustration. Lives have been saved and radically changed for the better with help from many dispensaries. There has also been situations where MEDICAL cannabis has contained mold, fungus, bugs, situations of poor information and people ripped off (80 year old woman with stage 3 lung cancer that bought $2100 of concentrated hemp oil believing it was a cancer cure comes to mind). Even if every current dispensary was perfect—they still deserve competition - immediately and the in future.

Competition will allow the best to rise to the top. Get out and vote and vote educated.

—Heather Moroso

[Ralp]

Originally Posted by wolfhoundaddy

Yeah,maybe SaferAZ won't trip over their dick this time.

Maybe, I am sure you would like to volunteer and they can count on your support both in the community and as a signature gatherer. Then you can make sure it gets counted and delivered. By the way make sure you get your Notary cert so you can validate certs.

I hope you're not one of the dicks they tripped over trying to nego. then kicked out and had to try and grab a competing with no money or organization.

[wolfhoundaddy]

Ralp,thanks for the level headed comments. I sometimes lost you with the yelling.

I realize I probably know only a fraction of what goes on behind the scene with our az prop drive. I made the comment about safer because I saw alot of intention but not alot of cohesive community effort. We had their petition, earnestly got people to sign, and no show by safer. They never collected the petitions and took their ball and left. It seems their attitude was...move along kid talk to me when you grow up.

It takes a special kind of person to be on the front line. So I say 'thank you safer, I appreciate your effort'.
my efforts were more along the lines of...howdy my neighbor,I know you are 84 but would you consider voting for our side?

Different strokes for different folks.