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King Ebenezer


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Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close
#13426769 - 11/03/10 12:12 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Arizona Proposition 203: Medical Marijuana No- 650,343 50% Yes-644,798 50% CNN
Prop. 203: Medical marijuana measure losing in early results Story az star By Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star Tuesday, November 2, 2010 8:38 pm Proposition 203 - the Medical Marijuana Act - was losing by a narrow margin statewide, early results showed. In Pima County the measure had a healthy lead on the "yes" side. "We are really hopeful right now," 203 campaign leader Andrew Myers said at 9 p.m. "We still expect that we will win." Supporters say marijuana reduces pain for people suffering from debilitating illness and does not have the harsh side effects of narcotics. They say it would save patients who choose to seek such relief from having to deal with illegal sellers by making it available at about 120 regulated dispensaries statewide. If patients live more than 25 miles from a dispensary, they could grow their own or designate a caregiver to do it for them. Critics say the measure is merely a gateway for drug abuse. Carolyn Short, who is leading the "no" campaign, said opponents were working against a well-funded campaign. "We're thrilled to be ahead. We hope it holds," she said. Under the measure, to obtain marijuana anyone over age 18 with a qualifying condition would have to get a written "certification" from a doctor, naturopath or homeopath qualifying them for a card from the Arizona Department of Health Services that lets them legally buy 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 14 days.
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bloodoatmeal
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D'oh! so close.
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nachohippie
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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: bloodoatmeal]
#13426868 - 11/03/10 12:43 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Arizonians you are in my prayers I know you will do it
I will smoke a nice fat california medical marijuana bud right now for all of you soon you too will know the freedom to medicate with natures best;)
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s0ulfire



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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: nachohippie]
#13427095 - 11/03/10 01:51 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Less than 5,000 votes!!! PLEASE AZ HAVE A HEART
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pothead_bob
Resident Pothead


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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: s0ulfire]
#13427602 - 11/03/10 07:37 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Looks like this thing fuckin failed too. And by such a small margin. It's downright depressing. Oh well, ppl gotta start realizing the stupidity of these laws when nearly 50% of ppl are for some type of legalization.
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s0ulfire



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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: pothead_bob]
#13428033 - 11/03/10 10:05 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Its too close to call... just yet... they haven't even taken into account the early ballots sent in. Think about all active potheads that were like "Medical Pot in AZ?" Hell yes Ill vote early just so I can smoke on election day.
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BirdsIView
Mr. Helms

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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: s0ulfire]
#13428218 - 11/03/10 10:47 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Critics say the measure is merely a gateway for drug abuse. Carolyn Short, who is leading the "no" campaign, said opponents were working against a well-funded campaign. "We're thrilled to be ahead. We hope it holds," she said.
Really? We're still using the gateway thing? Come on I thought the devil was smarter than that.
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Boomers420
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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: BirdsIView]
#13428536 - 11/03/10 12:06 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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My wife and I both did our part and voted YES. I'm still holding out for the absentee ballots to help pull us through but it's not looking good. It's too bad if it doesn't pass as it will make criminals out of otherwise law abiding citizens who just want relief to what ails them.
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King Ebenezer


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Re: Prop 203 AZ MMJ Looking Close [Re: Boomers420]
#13431970 - 11/04/10 12:04 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Prescott Daily Courier
Locals react to election as some props still undecided
By Joanna Dodder Nellans The Daily Courier
Election results on three statewide propositions remained too close to call by late Wednesday afternoon, including the controversial medical marijuana Prop. 203.
The spread between yes and no votes on Prop. 203 was only 6,517 or 0.5 percent, with the "no" votes leading. This citizen initiative seeks to legalize marijuana for various medicinal uses.
"I'm shocked that we did this well," said Prescott psychiatrist Ed Gogek, Keep Arizona Drug Free steering committee member. "I'm hopeful."
He thought the proposition would win because people he talked to seemed to be unaware that the measure would allow people to get medical marijuana for broad reasons such as chronic pain.
The Keep Arizona Drug Free campaign had only about $20,000 to fight the proposition, Gogek added.
The Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project said its pre-election poll found 65 percent support for Prop. 203. And Arizona voters had previously approved a similar measure in 1996.
South Dakotans rejected a similar medical marijuana measure Tuesday, and most California voters opposed legalizing pot. Currently medical marijuana is legal in 14 states.
The other two up-in-the-air Arizona ballot propositions are Prop. 110 and Prop. 112.
Ironically, these propositions seemed to be non-controversial since no one even submitted opposition comments for the Secretary of State's publicity pamphlet.
The margin on Prop. 110 by Wednesday afternoon was 4,925 votes or 0.40 percent.
The Legislature proposed the Prop. 110 Constitutional amendment mainly to protect military bases, which bring a lot of federal money and contracts to Arizona. It also offers an avenue to trade state trust land for other land, although it wouldn't be easy.
The spread on Prop. 112 was even narrower Wednesday at 1,458 or 0.12 percent. That referendum from the Legislature would require people to file citizen ballot initiative and referendum petitions two months earlier than now required.
At those margins, none of the three propositions would qualify for an automatic recount, although someone could challenge the results.
While all of results from the state's election-night precincts were counted by late Wednesday afternoon, county elections officials still have to count thousands of early and provisional ballots.
The Secretary of State's office estimated Wednesday afternoon that 290,000 early ballots and 84,000 provisional ballots remain to be counted. Provisional ballots are those that elections officials need to verify because people didn't have the proper ID or they went to the wrong polling place, for example.
Yavapai County officials said they still need to count about 6,500 early ballots and then slightly more than 2,000 provisional ballots.
Counties have through Friday, Nov. 12, to count all the ballots. The state must certify the results by Nov. 29.
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