This Initiative will be on the November 8th Ballot
Creates twenty pages of new laws and regulations
Creates new Department of Marijuana and Marijuana Commission
Authorizes the industry to sell recreational marijuana (“pot”)
Creates a monopoly for existing medical marijuana businesses
Allows pot to be sold at medical marijuana “dispensaries”
Amending ARS Titles 36, 42,and 43
PROP 205: REGULATION AND TAXATION OF
MARIJUANA ACT
PROP 205: WRITTEN, SUPPORTED AND
FUNDED BY
Marijuana Policy Project, Washington, DC
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Arizona
Financier George Soros
Governor cannot veto it!
Legislature cannot repeal it!
Amendments must “further the purpose” and require ¾ vote
IF ARIZONA PASSES PROP 205, OUR CITIZENS OWN IT
Shops outside of 500 feet of schools
Bars at retailers by 2020
Delivery like pizza after 2020
Possession of up to 6 plants
Advertising in print media
IF ARIZONA PASSES PROP 205, THE INITIATIVE ALLOWS POT
Pot possession in any form under 21 YO
Pot plants visible to the “public”
Pot smoking in a “public place”
Pot possession over 1oz. but less than 2.5oz.
Pot: first offense fine is $300.00
IF ARIZONA PASSES PROP 205, THE INITIATIVE ALLOWS PETTY CRIMES
PRODUCTS“EDIBLES” “REPURPOSED CANDIES”
POTENCY
EDIBLES IMPACT ADULTS
Thamba, visiting student from the Congo, jumped to his death after eating an entire "Sweet Grass Kitchen" lemon poppy seed cookie. March 2014
Richard Kirk shot wife Kristine to death after he ate “Karma Kandy Orange Ginger” candy. April 2014
5 grams extract = 500 servings of gummy bears
ALLOWS COMMERCIAL SALE and HOME PRODUCTION OF EDIBLES WITH UP TO 5 GRAMS OF EXTRACT
Marijuana Use Disorder (affects 31% of regular users)
Early long-term use (associated with 7-8 pts. IQ loss)
Dependency; psychosis; other drug use
Low educational outcomes
Low employment outcomes
Welfare dependency
NEGATIVE OUTCOMES Colorado Under 25 use: 74% higher than the national average*Colorado Over 26 use: 103% higher than the national average*
*Released December 2015
IF ARIZONA PASSES PROP 205, MARIJUANA IS STILL ILLEGAL IN THE U.S.
U.S. Federal Government Regulations
Firearm Transactions (Bans)
Banking Transactions (Cash Only)
Interstate Transport (Crime)
Definition:Potential for abuse Potential for psychological dependencePotential for physical dependence No accepted medical use currently
U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA)SCHEDULE I DRUGS
U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA)SCHEDULE I DRUGS
Except as specifically authorized, it is illegal for any person to:
Manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance
Create, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to distribute or dispense, a counterfeit substance
Examples: Cannabis (Marijuana)EcstasyHeroinLSD PeyoteQuaaludes
U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA)SCHEDULE I DRUGS
“Marijuana is the drug that let’s you waste your life while thinking you are doing something wonderful.” Dr. Ed Gogek*
THC acts on numerous areas (in yellow) in the brain
Interferes with communication
Rewires brain’s reward system
* Author of Marijuana Debunked
FIREARMS TRANSACTION RECORD
11 e. ARE YOU AN UNLAWFUL USER OF OR ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA?
Protects a person driving “under the influence” (“DUI”) Prohibits DUI’s based on THC limits
Creates businesses disciplinary and termination issues Prohibits penalizing a person “under the influence” Impaired would have to constitute “negligence” or “malpractice.”
Prohibits landlords from imposing possession, consumption or use rules
IF ARIZONA PASSES PROP 205, THE INITIATIVE
INCREASED TAX REVENUES “ARE A MYTH”
Andrew Freedman, Colorado's Director of Marijuana Coordination, said:
“Most of the money from marijuana is going to the cost of legalization.”
“You do not legalize for taxation. It is a myth.”
“You are not going to pave streets.”
“You are not going to be able to pay teachers.”
“ ….. sales tax revenue will solve a bunch of crises. But it won’t.”
AFTER 3 YEARS, WHAT’S HAPPENED IN COLORADO*
*The Impact of Marijuana Legalization in ColoradoRocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Vol. 4/Sept. 2016
Marijuana Driving + 62% deathsMarijuana Use + 63% adult + 20% youthMarijuana Admissions + 49% emergency room visits + 32% hospitalizationsMarijuana Seizures + 37% traffic +427% parcel
Marijuana Related Decrease in tourism Increase in Denver crime Increase in homeless of 400% Increase in school suspensions Tax receipts equal 0.5% of state budget 424 retail pot stores vs 202 McDonald’s
*The Impact of Marijuana Legalization in ColoradoRocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Vol. 4/Sept. 2016
AFTER 3 YEARS, WHAT’S HAPPENED IN COLORADO*
AFTER 3 YEARS, WHAT’S HAPPENED IN COLORADO*
AFTER 3 YEARS, WHAT’S HAPPENED IN COLORADO*
"What I tell other {state} governors is we {Colorado} need a more time," said Governor John Hickenlooper. "I'd wait a year or two and just see.“
AFTER 3 YEARS, WHAT’S HAPPENED IN COLORADO*
* Policy. MIC The Economist December 2015What Colorado's Governor Wants America to Know About Legalizing Weed
WHAT ABOUT “PROMISED” TAX REVENUES?
15% Sales Tax – Admin/Enforce Expenses = Net Revenues
20% - Department of Health 40% - All Day Kindergarten 40% - School Districts
The initiative would legalize the sale of marijuana and marijuana products in Arizona beginning March 1, 2018. Marijuana sales would be regulated by a new department established by the initiative and called the Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control (DMLC). DMLC would adopt and enforce rules to regulate marijuana products and license marijuana-related businesses.
DMLC’s budget would be funded by a newly-created Marijuana Fund. The Marijuana Fund would receive revenue from a 15% tax on retail marijuana sales, marijuana licensing fees, and fines and civil penalties related to regulation of marijuana usage and marijuana businesses.
Of the licensing fees, 50% would be disbursed to counties, cities, or towns with marijuana business establishments. Besides funding the costs of DMLC’s operations, Marijuana Fund revenues would fund the Arizona Department of Revenue’s (DOR) costs of administering and collecting the 15% tax.
After the required distributions are made to DMLC, DOR, and localities, any remaining Marijuana Fund revenues in the fund would be disbursed to 3 sources on a quarterly basis: 40% would go to school districts and charter schools for education-related expenses, including teacher compensation, construction, and maintenance. 40% would go school districts and charter schools for full-day kindergarten. 20% would go to the Department of Health Services (DHS) for distribution to the Arizona Poison Control System to provide public education campaigns about the harms of marijuana, alcohol, and other substances.
Pot Sales = $ 1.00 Sales Tax (15%) = $ 0.15 Pot Expenses* = $(0.68) Admin/Enforce* = $( 0.12)Pot Margin = $ 0.32 Net to Programs = $ 0.03
“BIG POT” MAKES 10 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY AS THE STATE OF ARIZONA!
*Estimates based on CO
15% Sales Tax – Admin/Enforce Expenses = Net Revenues
20% - Department of Health 40% - All Day Kindergarten 40% - School Districts
WHAT ABOUT “PROMISED” TAX REVENUES?
Pot Sales = $ 1.00 Sales Tax (15%) = $ 0.15 Pot Expenses* = $(0.68) Admin/Enforce* = $( 0.12)Pot Margin = $ 0.32 Net to Programs = $ 0.03
15% Sales Tax – Admin/Enforce Expenses = Net Revenues
20% - Department of Health 40% - All Day Kindergarten 40% - School Districts
WHAT ABOUT “PROMISED” TAX REVENUES?
*Estimates based on CO
Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association
Arizona Trucking AssociationArizona Chapter, Associated General Contractors
Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce
Marana Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Republican Party
Former Arizona Superintendent Lisa Graham Keegen
Former Arizona Superintendent Jaime Molera
Former Arizona Superintendent John Huppenthal
US Representative Matt Salmon
US Representative Trent Franks
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery
AZ DPS Director Frank Milstead
Supervisor Denny Barney AZ Senator Bob Worsley
AZ Representative Paul BoyerArizona Hospital & Healthcare Association
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Arizona Catholic Conference of Bishops
Center for Arizona PolicyFormer US Education Secretary Bill Bennett
PROP 205: WHO’S AGAINST IT?
ARIZONA: BEFORE YOU DECIDE ASK YOURSELF, WILL SMOKING AND CONSUMING POT MAKE:
Our Children Smarter?
Our Businesses Better?
Our Roads Safer?
Our State Better?
The Pot Industry Richer?
