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Tom Dean on the "25 mile limit" in Prop 203

Anybody remember the history Tom Dean gave us on the "25 mile limit" in Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act

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Does anybody remember the history that marijuana criminal defense attorney Tom Dean gave us for the reason that the

"25 mile limit"
was included in Prop 203.

Prop 203 was the initiative that became Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act.

I think that MPP or the Marijuana Policy Project wrote Prop 203.

The "25 mile limit" is the section that says medical marijuana patients can only grow marijuana if they are 25 miles or more from the nearest medical marijuana dispensary.

The story I remember Tom Dean told us was that when they had the initiative reviewed by the Arizona Legislative Council that they stuck the

"25 mile limit"
in the review.

And that it after that it was accidentally placed in the official version of Prop 203?

I think Tom Dean said they never intended for the "25 mile limit" to become part of Prop 203.


To get to the bottom of who created the 25 mile limit I made a request for public records to Mike Braun at the Arizona Legislative Council.

If it happened like I thought marijuana criminal defense attorney Tom Dean said, we should have have Prop 203 being reviewed by the Arizona Legislative Council without the 25 mile limit it it.

And then then after the Arizona Legislative Council reviewed it, Prop 203 would have had the 25 mile limit in it.

Here is the request for public records I made to Mike Braun at the Arizona Legislative Council.

The Arizona Legislative Council is the government entity that will review voter initiatives for constionality and stuff for free. I think Mike Braun is the guy that runs the Arizona Legislative Council.

From:Basil Pebble
To:Mike Braun mbraun@azleg.gov
Date:Sun, Oct 21, 1:48 PM
Subject:A copy of the review of the Prop 203 or the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act initiative you guys did?
Sunday, October 21, 2018

To:Mike Braun
 Arizona Legislative Council
 mbraun@azleg.gov
 (602)926-4236

I would like to make a request for public records per the Arizona law ARS 39 ยงยง 101-161. The requested public records will not be used for commercial purposes.

About 8 to 10 years ago you guys reviews the initiative that was put on the Arizona ballot and eventually became Prop 203 or the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.

Around 2008, 2009 or 2010 the group Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project asked your group, i.e. the Arizona Legislative Council to review their initiative which attempted to legalize medical marijuana or cannabis in Arizona.

It was called

"Arizona Medical Marijuana Act"
They had several versions of it which ended up being
I-03-2010
I-04-2010
under the Arizona Secretary of State's office. That info can be found at this URL:

https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2010/general/initiatives.htm

Can you email me a copy of the review or all the reviews that you gave their initiative or initiatives.

Thanks

 


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