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Will medical marijuana initiatives pass in Arizona, Oregon and South Dakota?

By Douglas A. Berman

Though I have been paying closest attention to California's Proposition 19, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in that state, there are notable medical marijuana initiatives in three other states worth watching this election season.  As highlighted on this Just Say Now page, voters in Arizona, Oregon and South Dakota will all be considering medical marijuana initiatives.  Here are links to more information about these state initiatives, via the pro medical marijuana webpages supporting them: Arizona campaign for Prop 203 Oregon campaign for Measure 74 South Dakota campaign for Measure 13 California's Proposition 19 has been at the center the national marijuana prohibition debate in recent weeks and months, and I am not sure how that broader debate might impact voting in these other states...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 25, 2010 (boomark / email).