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Arizona Changes to Medical Marijuana Laws Measure (2020)
| Arizona Changes to Medical Marijuana Laws Measure | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona Changes to Medical Marijuana Laws Measure was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 3, 2020.
The ballot measure would have made changes to Proposition 203 (2010), which created a medical marijuana program in Arizona. The ballot measure would have required warning labels on medical marijuana packaging, enacted a 5 percent transaction privilege tax on medical marijuana dispensaries, required that revenue from the 5 percent tax be spent on non-Medicaid serious mental illness services, and required the state health department to provide grants to research projects that look into the relationship between marijuana use and violent behavior and schizophrenia.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Legislatively referred state statute
In Arizona, a referred statute requires a simple majority vote in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature during one legislative session.
House Concurrent Resolution 2045
The ballot measure was introduced into the Arizona State Legislature as House Concurrent Resolution 2045 (HCR 2045) during the 2020 legislative session. On March 12, 2020, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HCR 2045 in a vote of 31-27.[1]
| Vote in the Arizona House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 31  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 27 | 2 |
| Total percent | 51.67% | 45.00% | 0% |
| Democrat | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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