"It's not up to me. It's up to the majority of the voters, acting through their duly elected representatives, bound by both their State Constitution and the U.S. Constitution."
Medical marijuana passed by voter referendum - over 60% if I recall - twice. Here in AZ.
Guess what, the will of the voters wasn't followed.
You don't mind - because that's not really what you're after, right, Neo-Com?
Not through your duly elected elected representatives, which was my statement.
"Guess what, the will of the voters wasn't followed."
Of course not. Proposition 200 made it legal for doctors to prescribe marijuana, heroin, and Ecstasy -- how the patient would fill those prescriptions is a mystery. Since the FDA regulates prescriptions, doctors cannot prescribe Schedule I drugs unless allowed to do so by the federal government. Plus, Proposition 200 contained more than medical marijuana.
You failed to mention that Arizona voters rejected a new drug policy reform bill, Proposition 203, in 2002. That bill would have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, repealed mandatory minimums, set up a medical marijuana program, and removed court control of non-violent drug offenders.
You were getting around to it. I know.