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Arizona Lawmaker Makes Proposal to Legalize Marijuana

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Arizona Lawmaker Making Plans to Legalize Marijuana

 

Marijuana has been a hot topic since President Obama won the election. Arizona lawmaker has decided to make plans for a proposal. What kind of proposal? One to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. When is this happening? Well he’s making plans to introduce a proposal next year. This is before a similar proposal could get decided by voters which would be in 2016.

 

The Arizona Capitol Times Report:

Republican Rep. Ethan Orr of Tucson plans to make the case to fellow conservatives that a voter-approved measure is nearly impossible to change once it is approved and not the way to set up a complicated regulation and taxation system for the drug.

Legalizing Marijuana has been a heated subject for a long time. People believe legalizing marijuana is the “beginning” of the end. I think that’s crazy talk. Let’s legalize it and gay marriage and move on. Everyone has a right to live the way they want to, as long as it’s not hurting anyone else with however you choose to live your life. Advocates for legalizing marijuana for recreational use are wanting to put their proposal on the Arizona ballot in 2016. Looks like they might not have to if this new bill gets passed.

Voters have been very loud with their opinions, whether you are for it or against it it’s been very clear that the majority of voters have approved the use of marijuana to treat chronic pain, cancer, as well as other medical conditions. It’s been ok for medical use, so why not recreational use?

However, Republican Represent-or Bob Thorpe. Bob is for Flagstaff area and he is pretty concerned about what he has been hearing about Colorado’s legalization experiment.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/arizona-lawmaker-plans-to-propose-pot-legalization

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Final Suspect in Marijuana Trafficking Has Been Sentenced

Final Suspect in Marijuana Trafficking Has Been Sentenced

Final Defendant in Drug Trafficking Case Sentenced

 

Drug trafficking is sadly becoming a pretty popular thing. People are getting big time into the drug trafficking and making thousands of dollars on it. A recent breakthrough in the Phoenix drug trafficking case left 14 defendants to be judged and prosecuted. The federal prosecutors stated that the final defendant in the case involved a Phoenix Marijuana trafficking and robbery operation has now been sentenced.

 

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona stated that Issac Reed who is thirty-two years old has been sentenced on Thursday for two years in prison.  Issac Reed didn’t fight the charges, he pleaded guilty back in February to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana.

 

14 Defendants All Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

 

The authorities say that fourteen of the defendants have now all been sentenced for their roles in the marijuana drug trafficking as well as some armed robberies as well as a fatal shooting of a “co-conspirator”. According to the prosecutors, they have been doing the drug trafficking gig for quite a while. The organization has been going on since September 2009 to January 2011. The had a pretty good run at it. first the would steal the marijuana from the deals and then divide it among themselves so that they could sale it locally or even out of state.

 

According to the prosecutors, the fourteen defendants also made an attempt to steal almost 200 pounds of marijuana. Their attempt at the theft led to the death of Brandon Edwards. Hopefully when these fourteen people return to civilization, they’ve learned their lesson and will get their lives on track. Maybe this will also be a warning to others who are on this kick and see that eventually, you will get caught and suffer the consequences of your actions.

 

Source:  https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/last-defendant-in-phoenix-drug-case-sentenced

 

 

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Three People Arrested in Narcotics Investigation

Three People Arrested in Narcotics Investigation

Narcotics Operation Under Investigation

According to the police, on Tuesday morning, a search warrant was served at a Phoenix home. The search brought up some high-powered weapons, drugs, and three or more people that were detained and brought into custody for being a part of an ongoing federal narcotics investigation.

The Phoenix division of the Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman, Ramona Sanchez stated that the search warrant was conducted at the home in the 39th and Peoria avenues around five:thirty in the evening.

Ramona also said that the secret operation targeted the methamphetamine-distribution network which happened to be operating in the Phoenix area.

According to Ramona the Maricopa County sheriff’s SWAT team assisted the  investigation. The DEA has at least three people in custody for the narcotics they also collected some high powered weapons, meth, marijuana and pills.

The U.S. Postal Service also helped with the investigation. Mark Mancuso of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service helped out in the ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation.

source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/05/13/phoenix-home-searched-drugs-weapons-abrk/9034725/