A Guide to Drug-Related State Ballot Initiatives
Arizona Proposition 200
The Drug Medicalization, Prevention, and
Control Act of 1996
(A Subsidiary of Americans for Medical Rights)
Prohibits judges from sending newly convicted “nonviolent drug offenders” to prison until their third conviction.
Releases all nonviolent drug offenders currently in prison, places them on parole, and mandates them into drug treatment, education, or community service programs.
Establishes a Parents Commission on Drug Education.
Attempts to invalidate federal Food and Drug Administration regulations
that govern approval of new medications as safe and effective, federal
drug- control laws, and international drug-control treaties.
However, federal law and international treaties prevail over state
law.
The Arizona Experience
| George
Soros Peter Lewis John Sperling Drug Policy Foundation Social Policy Forum Richard Wolf Smaller Contributions TOTAL:
|
$
430,000 $ 430,000 $ 440,000 $ 200,000 $ 100,000 $ 25,000 $ 2,697 $1,627,697 (State Campaign Finance Report) |
Passed November 1996
Ranking
Compared to other states, Arizona
ranks:
15th (tied with 2 other states) in past-month drug use
16th in marijuana use
6th (tied with 5 other states) in drug use other than marijuana
7th (tied with 3 other states) in past-year drug dependence
7th (tied with 2 other states) in drug or alcohol dependence
(1999 National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse)
Details,
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