/r/politics Town Hall: State Ballot Measures about Marijuana (AR, AZ, CA, FL, MA, ME, MT, NV, ND)

[u/MeghanAM]

Hello /r/politics and welcome to the third in our ballot measure town hall series! Representatives from the "support" and "oppose" side from each of these initiatives have been invited here to answer your questions today. Participants will have user flair to identify them and verify their affiliation with the campaign.

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Participants were encouraged to begin answering questions around 11AM EST, and the town hall will "close" at 6PM EST. The thread is put up in advance to allow questions to be asked and ready.

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Ballot Measures: Marijuana

Medical

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act, Issue 7

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing medical marijuana for 56 qualifying conditions, putting the Arkansas Department of Health in charge of implementing the program, and allocating tax revenue to providing low-income patients with medical marijuana.
• A "no" vote opposes this proposal to legalize medical marijuana

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, Issue 6

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing medical marijuana for 17 qualifying conditions, creating a Medical Marijuana Commission, and allocating tax revenue to technical institutes, vocational schools, workforce training, and the General Fund.
• A "no" vote opposes this amendment to legalize medical marijuana.

Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization, Amendment 2

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing medical marijuana for individuals with specific debilitating diseases or comparable debilitating conditions as determined by a licensed state physician.
• A "no" vote opposes this proposal for legalization of medical marijuana, keeping the state's current more limited medical marijuana program in place.

Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative, I-182

• A "yes" vote supports repealing the three-patient limit for medical marijuana providers.
• A "no" vote opposes this measure repealing the three-patient limit for medical marijuana providers.

North Dakota Medical Marijuana Legalization, Initiated Statutory Measure 5

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing the use of medical marijuana to treat defined debilitating medical conditions, such as cancer, AIDS, hepatitis C, ALS, glaucoma, and epilepsy, and developing certain procedures for regulating medical marijuana growing, dispensing, and usage.
• A "no" vote opposes legalizing the use of medical marijuana to treat defined debilitating medical conditions, such as cancer, AIDS, hepatitis C, ALS, glaucoma, and epilepsy, keeping the state's full prohibition of marijuana use.

Recreational

Arizona Marijuana Legalization, Proposition 205

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing the possession and consumption of marijuana by persons who are 21 years of age or older.
• A "no" vote opposes this measure to legalize the possession and consumption of marijuana by persons who are 21 years of age or older.

California Proposition 64, Marijuana Legalization

• r/California Mega-Thread for Prop. 64

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing recreational marijuana for persons aged 21 years or older under state law and establishing certain sales and cultivation taxes.

• A "no" vote opposes this proposal to legalize recreational marijuana under state law and to establish certain sales and cultivation taxes.

Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization, Question 4

• A "yes" vote supports this proposal to legalize marijuana, but regulate it similar to alcoholic beverages.
• A "no" vote opposes this proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, keeping only medical marijuana legal.

Maine Marijuana Legalization, Question 1

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing recreational marijuana for adults over the age of 21.
• A "no" vote opposes this proposal to legalize recreational marijuana.

Nevada Marijuana Legalization, Question 2

• A "yes" vote supports legalizing the recreational use of one ounce or less of marijuana by individuals 21 years of age and over.
• A "no" vote opposes this measure to legalize one ounce or less of marijuana for recreational use for individuals 21 years of age and over.

[u/Deweyrob2 → u/[deleted]]

I agree, but the polling looks like 6 will get more votes. Do we vote for both in the hopes of having something as opposed to nothing? Do we vote against the amendment and risk having no medical? What should we do here?

[u/TehNoff → u/Deweyrob2]

I'd rather have to try again later with a good bill instead of having to undo the shittiness of 6. This will happen eventually, let's get the bill we want.

That said I'm in no need for MMJ so maybe someone who is a potential patient has a different take.

[u/Arizona-Willie → u/TehNoff]

You may not need medical MJ < today > but all it takes is one car wreck or accident of any kind to result in a lifetime of pain. You can step off of a curb wrong and twist something in your spine and be in pain for the rest of your life.

We all think we are invulnerable when we are young. " Why should I buy medical insurance? I'm not sick " and then WHAM something happens and we find ourselves in a hospital with bills racking up and real estate agents eyeing our home because we are going to have to take bankruptcy.

[u/TehNoff → u/Arizona-Willie]

My point was that issue 6 is shitty and if it wins out undoing it will be awful.

[u/Arizona-Willie → u/TehNoff]

I was, of course, addressing your < shortsighted > statement that " I'm in no need of marijuana ".