Now that the election is drawing near its final hours, many things hang in the balance, least of all the leader of the free world. Also numerous senate races, all of the representative races and many, many referendums. One such law that will be voted on is Arizona's proposed law that makes it legal to carry, sell, and use marijuana. Arizona allows for medical marijuana, but as was noted in the article I read, even getting that vote was tough. They only won by about 4000 votes and many marijuana advocates are worried that this vote will be even closer. While there is a large grassroots (no pun intended) effort in the state to get out information about weed and to try to convince people to vote yes for legalization, there is also a large group of businesses and community leaders who oppose this legalization. The claim that it will impede workers abilities and attitudes, while the advocates completely ignore the issue of the known lethargy that often accompanies marijuana. Either way, this vote will have consequences for the state, least of all in terms of increased tax revenue. This issue will probably drive numerous younger people to the polls, because they have a personal stake in this law.
Joe Engels
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/04/arizona-marijuana-campaign-says-prop-205-race-could-decided-couple-thousand-votes/93297986/
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