| BALLOT FORMAT PROPOSITION 203 PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION |
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TITLE AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 6 BY ADDING SECTION 13-610, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING SECTION 13-901.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 34, BY AMENDING SECTION 13-3413 AND ADDING SECTIONS 13-3405.01, 13-3413.01 AND 13-3423, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING SECTION 13-4304, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 31, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 2 BY ADDING SECTION 31-411.02, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 36, BY ADDING CHAPTER 27.1, SECTIONS 36-2601, 36-2602, 36-2603, 36-2604, 36-2605, 36-2606, 36-2607, 36-2608, 36-2609, 36-2610, 36-2611, 36-2612, 36-2613 AND 36-2614 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 1 BY ADDING SECTION 41-1604.18, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO DRUGS. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE DECRIMINALIZES MARIJUANA POSSESSION FOR PERSONAL USE; $250 CIVIL FINE; REQUIRES STATE TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA FREE OF CHARGE UPON PHYSICIAN'S WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION; INCREASES MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VIOLENT CRIMES COMMITTED UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS; ELIMINATES MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES; REQUIRES PAROLE IF CONVICTED OF PERSONAL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE UNLESS DANGER TO PUBLIC. |
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PROPOSITION 203 A
"yes" vote shall have the effect of decriminalizing
marijuana possession for personal use, providing for a $250 civil
fine, requiring distribution of marijuana free of charge by the
Department of Public Safety if a person's physician provides written
documentation, increases the maximum sentence for violent crimes
while committed under the influence of drugs, eliminates mandatory
minimum sentences, requires parole for persons convicted of personal
possession of a controlled substance unless they are a danger
to the public. The Ballot Format displayed in HTML reflects only the text of the Ballot Proposition and does not reflect how it will appear on the General Election Ballot.
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