Prop 203 Passes: Medical MJ

**Toker** · 11-16-10, 10:35 AM

I thought it had been shot down by like 10k votes, but I was mistaken. They recounted everything and that truly is a tiny margin that it passed by.

Final vote tallies showed that Prop 203 won by a tiny margin of just 4,341 votes out of more than 1.67 million votes counted.

AZ Department of Health Services: Proposition 203

Wait, were you saying something Kraker?

Originally Posted by Kraker Jak

I'm not trying anything....My side of the argument is still winning, it is still illegal, and never will be legal...

Like I said, it's not a question of IF but more a question of WHEN.

**Toker** · 11-16-10, 10:37 AM

http://www.azsos.gov/election/2010/g.../I-04-2010.pdf

**deputyfestus** · 11-16-10, 10:44 AM

The writing on the wall is not always obvious to all.

**matthewx** · 11-16-10, 10:48 AM

+1 to AZ. Welcome to the 'club' (Michigander here).

**Fovezer** · 11-16-10, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by matthewx

+1 to AZ. Welcome to the 'club' (Michigander here).

We passed it 63% to 37%, though. No close calls here. I'm surprised this vote ended up that close.

**Consultant** · 11-16-10, 03:32 PM

Say, "Toker"...how is your glaucoma these days?

**DJ Ms. White** · 11-16-10, 04:23 PM

Quick Consultant! We must stick our balls in a microwave so we can move to AZ and reap the benefits!

**Gumby** · 11-16-10, 04:26 PM

This is a good thing. Even if you are opposed to recreational use, how can you oppose taking a tool out of a doctor's toolbox?
MJ is an excellent pain killer that can often be useful because it is usually burned and inhaled as opposed to ingested or injected.
Additionally, no overdosing is possible and its side effect of increased hunger can be useful in patients who are suffering from lack of appetite.
I am not saying it is a wonder drug or even that it should be commonly prescribed. I am just saying that it has its uses and keeping doctors from prescribing this is kind of silly in light of some of the things they can prescribe.

**WickedTribe** · 11-16-10, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Gumby

This is a good thing. Even if you are opposed to recreational use, how can you oppose taking a tool out of a doctor's toolbox?
MJ is an excellent pain killer that can often be useful because it is usually burned and inhaled as opposed to ingested or injected.
Additionally, no overdosing is possible and its side effect of increased hunger can be useful in patients who are suffering from lack of appetite.
I am not saying it is a wonder drug or even that it should be commonly prescribed. I am just saying that it has its uses and keeping doctors from prescribing this is kind of silly in light of some of the things they can prescribe.

I'm actually opposed to medical marijuana as it's currently used - as a loophole to legalizing it. Of the admittedly limited sample of medical marijuana users that I've known, none were using it for real medical issues, all were using medical issues as an excuse to get legal weed. I fully support legalizing it, but loopholes don't do anything to legitimize it, and using loopholes in general is a shady practice that I don't support.

**Toker** · 11-16-10, 05:23 PM

Our society is so fucked up... We can preach on how bad DRUGS are all day long, but we don't think twice about the dozen drugstores down the road on every corner. Doctors are quick to prescribe the latest and greatest (which that pharm. companies are quick to report positive results on) and the drug companies tighten their grasp ever stronger...