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Friday, August 21, 2015
Here's a List of 45 Municipal Leaders Who Are Fighting Against Marijuana Legalization (None from Tucson Thus Far)
Posted By María Inés Taracena on Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 3:03 PM
In less than a year, we will know which legal marijuana initiative gets the spot on the November 2016 ballot (if any measure actually makes it. It's really too early to tell).
Campaigns on both sides are in full swing, with organizations like the Marijuana Policy Project spending big bucks to ensure their measure lands on the ballot next year, and groups like Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy fighting hard to keep that from happening.
Said group released today a list of 45 municipal leaders, whom we shall call allies in the anti-legal weed fight. There aren't any from Tucson, but a lot of names from the Phoenix area (Mesa, Chandler, etc.). Prescott and Sahuarita are also represented.
“Our cities and towns know first hand the damaging effects of marijuana on their citizens and resources, and they are rightly concerned that making a dangerous substance legal and more available will only magnify the social and financial strain on their communities," says Chair Seth Leibsohn, chairman of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, in a statement to the media. "We're proud to have such a strong bipartisan municipal coalition of support in our effort to ensure drugs like marijuana stay illegal."
To this list add other names such as Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall, Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.
Here's the list (which side are you on?):
Campaigns on both sides are in full swing, with organizations like the Marijuana Policy Project spending big bucks to ensure their measure lands on the ballot next year, and groups like Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy fighting hard to keep that from happening.
Said group released today a list of 45 municipal leaders, whom we shall call allies in the anti-legal weed fight. There aren't any from Tucson, but a lot of names from the Phoenix area (Mesa, Chandler, etc.). Prescott and Sahuarita are also represented.
“Our cities and towns know first hand the damaging effects of marijuana on their citizens and resources, and they are rightly concerned that making a dangerous substance legal and more available will only magnify the social and financial strain on their communities," says Chair Seth Leibsohn, chairman of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, in a statement to the media. "We're proud to have such a strong bipartisan municipal coalition of support in our effort to ensure drugs like marijuana stay illegal."
To this list add other names such as Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall, Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.
Here's the list (which side are you on?):
Mark Abram, council member, City of Kingman
Craig Barnes, council member, Town of Queen Creek
Tim Blake, council member, City of Litchfield Park
William Bracco, vice mayor, Town of Sahuarita
Jeff Brown, council member, Town of Queen Creek
Don Callahan, council member, Lake Havasu City
Eddie Cook, council member, Town of Gilbert
John Cook, mayor, Town of Wickenburg
Jenn Daniels, council member, Town of Gilbert
Kara Egberts, council member, Town of Sahuarita
Nora Ellen, council member, City of Chandler
Alex Finter, council member, City of Mesa
Bill Gates, council member, City of Phoenix
Chris Glover, council member, City of Mesa
Mary Hamway, council member, Town of Paradise Valley
Ed Honea, mayor, Town of Marana
Linda Kavanaugh, mayor, Town of Fountain Hills
Gary Knight, council member, City of Yuma
Ken Larson, council member, City of Safford
John Lewis, mayor, Town of Gilbert
Michele Lin, council member, Lake Havasu City
Gil Lusk, council member, Town of Sahuarita
Ken Malloque, council member, City of Safford
Chris Marley, mayor, Town of Chino Valley
Pat McKee, council member, Town of Chino Valley
Lora Lee Nye, council member, Town of Prescott Valley
Joanne Osborne, council member, City of Goodyear
Brigette Peterson, council member, Town of Gilbert
Karen Pfeifer, vice mayor, City of Cottonwood
Guy Phillips, council member, City of Scottsdale
Patrick Place, council member, Town of Pinetop-Lakeside
Christian Price, mayor, City of Maricopa
Jordan Ray, council member, Town of Gilbert
Dave Richins, council member, City of Mesa
Terry Roe, council member, City of Chandler
Jared Taylor, council member, Town of Gilbert
Kevin Thompson, council member, City of Mesa
Lauren Tolmachoff, council member, City of Glendale
Tara Walter, council member, Town of Florence
Jim Waring, council member, City of Phoenix
Julia Wheatley, vice mayor, Town of Queen Creek
Terry Wheeler, mayor, City of Globe
Roger Williams, mayor, Town of Pinetop-Lakeside
Thelda Williams, council member, City of Phoenix
Cecil Yates, council member, Town of Fountain Hills
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