allow it on the ballot.<\/a> The measure allows those 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis for adult use. It also calls for a 16% sales tax to generate an estimated $300 million each year.<\/p>\nThe money from legal marijuana in Arizona would fund community colleges, public safety, health and roads. The state Department of Health would regulate the program. That includes issuing licenses and deciding whether to make home delivery legal.<\/p>\n
Eleven U.S. States Have Legalized Adult-Use Marijuana<\/h2>\n
Voters in Arizona have the chance to bring the number of legal states to an even dozen. The states that have made adult-use cannabis legal are Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.<\/p>\n
Cannabis activists submitted 420,000 signatures in July to put legal marijuana in Arizona\u00a0on the ballot, far more than the 255,080 needed. The secretary of state approved the measure for the ballot about a month later.<\/p>\n
The Arizona law allows people to grow six plant in their home for non-commercial purposes. It also allows Arizona residents with past marijuana convictions to ask the court to have their arrest records expunged.<\/p>\n
Many see expunging of such records as a social justice issue. People of color are more likely to get arrested for marijuana possession than white people, meaning a higher percentage of their population have arrests on their record.<\/p>\n
Other States Considering Legalization<\/h2>\n
Arizona is not alone in putting legalization on the ballot. Lawmakers in New Jersey have approved a measure to put before voters in November that would legalize recreational marijuana. In South Dakota, an adult-use initiative has also made the ballot. Voters in Montana may get the same opportunity, but it is still pending state approval.<\/p>\n
A medical marijuana initiative is also pending approval for the ballot in Nebraska. Voters in Mississippi will consider two separate proposals for legal medical marijuana. For medical marijuana, 33 states have some form of legalization.<\/p>\n
Many state leaders are hoping that legal cannabis can help bring money into state budgets ravaged by the impact of the coronavirus. Their hopes mirror those about alcohol after the Great Depression.<\/a><\/p>\nCannabis remains illegal at the federal level for all uses. Polling has found that a majority of people in the state support legal marijuana in Arizona. National polls done by Gallup have shown that 67% of people in the United States support some form of legal cannabis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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