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Arizona Prosecutors Drop Existing Marijuana Possession Charges as Legalization Takes Effect

Marijuana and the Law · Matt Brooks · last updated

Arizona’s voter-approved ballot initiative to legalize marijuana took effect on November 30, 2020, while most of the state’s elected county attorneys confirmed they’ve now dropped all cannabis possession cases.

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Arizona voters Nov. 3, 2020, approved Proposition 207, to legalize sale of recreational cannabis.

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