As an Arizona mom, I’ve been screaming NO! on Arizona Prop 205 from the start. But just like people are not reading the Democratic party platform (read Why Moms Should Be Afraid of the Democratic Party Platform), nobody seems to be reading Prop 205!
A NO vote on Arizona Proposition 205 means you do NOT want marijuana to be legal for recreational use in Arizona.
[Tweet “#AZ Parents Vote No on Prop 205. Protect our kids from pot industry fallout. #prop205 #noprop205”]
Please read the asinine full initiative text for Arizona Prop 205 here that wants to add a huge new government arm to regulate selling recreational pot in our towns and cities. Do not confuse this with medical marijuana use, which is already legal in every state.
Recreational marijuana use is a different beast; can you really compare your grandma using marijuana to help her gain weight so she can fight cancer to a twenty-six-year-old barrista smoking dope by the dumpster on his break?
If you do not vote against Arizona Prop 205, you’ll see marijuana stores popping up all over the state. In your town. Oh, and they only have to put them 500 feet away from schools—except, they only specify Kindergarten and first through twelfth grade. That means they can open a marijuana store next to your child’s preschool. They also don’t prohibit marijuana stores opening next to city parks.
Break the Marijuana Laws for the Low, Low Price of “Not More Than $300.”
The phrase you want to remember here is “not more than $300,” because according to the Arizona Prop 205 text, the maximum anyone will pay for breaking most of the recreational marijuana laws is $300. You’ll also find the occasional “up to 24 hours community service” penalty. This is not the type of law enforcement I expect from a state that loves Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Even an indigent miscreant can get their hands on “not more than $300.” There is essentially no deterrent for breaking the recreational marijuana laws.
I’ve only lived in Arizona for a couple years, but man, I thought we were better than this. How horrified are you with the idea of pot being legal? It’s not as though today’s kids are such go-getters that they really need one more thing to hold them back from achieving…well, at this point, I’d settle for kids achieving anything at all.
Read the initiative. If you want the highlights of how Arizona Prop 205 will affect your kids, here are the tweets I posted as I read through this rubbish. (Click on any tweet and it will take you to Twitter where you can retweet.)
Vote NO on Arizona Prop 205!
A NO vote on Arizona Prop 205 means you do NOT want marijuana to be legal for recreational use in Arizona.
#AZ THE LEGISLATURE MAY REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION—scroll down in feed for examples! #Arizona #noprop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
The State of #Arizona wants you to carry 2.5 times the legal limit of pot. You’ll only pay max $300 fine if caught. #noprop205 #prop205 #AZ
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
Your 14yo daughter’s 16yo boyfriend can give her pot; he pays max $300 if caught. Shall he just add the rape to his tab? #prop205 #noprop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
@thealldaymom 36-2866G But good news! Though it may be too late for your daughter, her boyfriend has to forfeit his pot. Poor thing.#prop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
#AZ kids can hang out in the pot stores too! If they get caught, max fine is just—you guessed it—$300. NBD. #noprop205 #prop205 #Arizona
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
#AZ #KIDS with fake ID for pot: Max $300 fine + max 24 hrs comm service. @SenJohnMcCain @dougducey May as well have no age limit! #noprop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
<$300: #AZ wrist slap for smoking pot in public! Families will avoid sports/movies/restaurants/stores to keep kids away from it! #noprop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
Pothead parent rights?! “A person may not be denied custody of or visitation or parenting time with a minor..” #Arizona #noprop205 #prop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
I #vote so my #kids won’t see pot signs all over #Arizona! “Reasonable restrictions on public sigage regarding marijuana, ma..” #noprop205
— Carissa Houston (@thealldaymom) November 6, 2016
Arizona Schools Will Never See a Dime of Prop 205 Marijuana Money
If the pot stores don’t pay their taxes, that’s OK, as long as they “made a good faith effort”. Are you even kidding me right now?
42-3383 B:
THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE ANY PENALTY OR INTEREST IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE MARIJUANA RETAILER HAS MADE A GOOD FAITH ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
As always, the pot industry promises to build schools. but we know how that goes. Hey, the pot industry did tell you ahead of time that schools would only get 40% of the leftover revenue (no, there won’t be any) and that money can only go to fund full day Kindergarten. Yeah, that’s the problem with AZ schools: we don’t have enough full day Kindergartens. You can’t make this stuff up.
[Tweet “#AZ parents, #Prop205 money only funds full day Kindergarten, and won’t be paid anyway. #noprop205”]
THE DEPARTMENT OF MARIJUANA LICENSES AND CONTROL SHALL TRANSFER EACH QUARTER ALL MONIES IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THIS CHAPTER IN ANY FISCAL YEAR AS FOLLOWS….
Two guesses as to how much of the grab will be needed to implement and enforce recreational marijuana use in Arizona?
If you guessed ALL OF IT, you win! Or lose. Depending on how you vote. Vote NO on Arizona Prop 205!
