Indopedia All Things Marijuana
In November 2016, eight states voted to legalize medical or recreational cannabis, marking bittersweet victories on a day that also led to a Donald Trump presidency. Legislatively speaking, it was a day worth celebrating for marijuana activists, but there was still one outlier that prevented the plant from claiming a clean sweep across the country.
By a narrow vote of 52.2 to 47.8 percent, the state of Arizona voted to deny recreational legalization. In a battle that pitted special business interests against pro-cannabis organizations, the latter was unable to find enough support to put Prop 205 over the top. However, despite the disappointing loss, local groups have not been deterred from preparing for the next ballot in 2018.
On Saturday, The Safer Arizona Cannabis Legalization Political Action Committee hosted a march in Phoenix, joining a number of other organizations for the nationwide Million Marijuana March. The rally aimed to show just how much support there is for the legalization of cannabis for adults 21 and older.
The pro-cannabis organization has already filed paperwork to the Arizona Secretary of State that would allow them to start a petition to get…
