Arizona Proposition 200, Controlled Substances Criminal Justice and Medical Prescription Changes Initiative (1996)

Arizona Proposition 200
Election date November 5, 1996
Topic Drug crime policy and Healthcare governance
Status Approved
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Arizona Proposition 200 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 5, 1996. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this ballot initiative to: require individuals who commit violent crimes while under the influence of drugs to serve their full sentences without parole; grant parole to individuals previously convicted of personal drug possession; allow probation instead of incarceration for new personal drug possession offenses; permitting doctors to prescribe certain illegal substances to terminally ill patients; and establishing the Drug Treatment and Education Fund and the Arizona Parents Commission on Drug Education and Prevention.

A "no" vote opposed this ballot initiative to: require individuals who commit violent crimes while under the influence of drugs to serve their full sentences without parole; grant parole to individuals previously convicted of personal drug possession; allow probation instead of incarceration for new personal drug possession offenses; permitting doctors to prescribe certain illegal substances to terminally ill patients; and establishing the Drug Treatment and Education Fund and the Arizona Parents Commission on Drug Education and Prevention.

Election results

Arizona Proposition 200
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		872,235	65.41%
No		461,332	34.59%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 200 was as follows:

“

AMENDING TITLE 13, TITLE 41, AND TITLE 42, OF THE ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 11, BY ADDING §41-1604.16; RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARIZONA PARENTS COMMISSION ON DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 11, BY ADDING §41-1604.14; RELATING TO PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 13, BY AMENDING §13-3412 AND ADDING §13-3412.01; RELATING TO PERMISSIBLE USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY SERIOUSLY ILL OR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 11, BY ADDING §41-1604.15 AND AMENDING TITLE 31, CHAPTER 3, BY ADDING §31-411.01; RELATING TO PAROLE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF PERSONAL POSSESSION OR USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 9, BY ADDING §13-901.01; RELATING TO PROBATION FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF A PERSONAL POSSESSION OR USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES OF THE DRUG TREATMENT AND EDUCATION FUND; AND AMENDING TITLE 42, CHAPTER 12, BY ADDING §42-1204.01; RELATING TO LUXURY PRIVILEGE TAXES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

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REQUIRING PERSONS ON DRUGS COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIMES TO SERVE ENTIRE SENTENCE; PROVIDING PAROLE/PROBATION AND TREATMENT AS ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR PERSONS CONVICTED ONLY OF PERSONAL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ON FIRST TWO OFFENSES; ALLOWING DOCTORS TO PRESCRIBE OTHERWISE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS; CREATING DRUG-RELATED FUND AND COMMISSION.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Arizona

In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.

See also

1996 Measures

• 1996 Measures
• Drug crime policy on the ballot
• Parole policy on the ballot
• Healthcare governance on the ballot
• 1996 legislative sessions

Arizona

• Arizona ballot measures
• Arizona ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (1996)