A couple dozen supporters of the state’s voter approved
medical marijuana law rally at the state capitol to voice their opposition to Representative
John Kavanagh’s bill to put a repeal of the law before voters in November.
Pot advocate Eric Johnson says lawmakers need to realize
that, after being approved by voters three times, legal and safe medical
marijuana is the will of the people and that should be respected.
Kavanagh, a former cop from New York, says voters were tricked into approving
medical marijuana and that every medical authority agrees that it is not a safe
and effective drug for anything.
Kavanagh wants voters to get a second chance to vote down
the law in the wake of recent reports that many minors say they are getting pot
from medical marijuana cardholders who are authorized by the Arizona Department
of Health Services to use, possess and grow the drug if not near a dispensary.
Various law enforcement agencies, including the Attorney
General’s Office and The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office have sought to make
end-runs on the law, through zoning restrictions and questions about federal
prosecution of state employees who implement the new law but have lost each
time in court.
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