In defiance of President Donald Trump, two prominent Arizona Republicans say they’re opposed to marijuana rescheduling and are keen on re-criminalizing adult-use cannabis sales.
Arizona is the third state, along with Massachusetts and Maine, where a voter initiative funded by a prominent anti-legalization group proposes eliminating adult-use sales.
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Legal cannabis in Arizona is a billion-dollar market with 2024 sales, the most-recent data available, totaling $1.2 billion.
Will Arizona repeal adult-use marijuana sales?
As Tucson Weekly reported, the “Sensible Marijuana Policy Act for Arizona” would eliminate the adult-use industry but leave medical cannabis sales as-is. That’s similar to the proposals gathering signatures in Massachusetts and Maine.
Not yet cleared to begin gathering signatures, the measure’s sponsor is political consultant Sean Noble. He’s
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