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People from the Phoenix chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) are going to try to force a recall of Republican Senator Kimberly Yee. Yee, who's been one of the biggest opponents of Arizona's voter-approved medical-marijuana law, is being targeted after blocking funding of a study of marijuana as a treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder among military veterans. The group trying to recall Yee is calling itself the Arizona Veterans Assistance Committee. Paperwork filed with the Secretary of State's office lists "marijuana attorney" Thomas W. Dean as the applicant, and former Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Marc Victor as the chairman.
They'll need to collect 18,297 signatures from Legislative District 20 by August 2. The district is mostly in north Phoenix, but also contains parts of Glendale. Yee won reelection in 2012 with 51 percent of the vote (second place was around 37 percent). For the sake of comparison, Russell Pearce won reelection in 2010 with more than 56 percent of the vote, before being recalled the following year. Even if the group did get enough signatures, Yee is still up for reelection this year anyway. The recall statement calls Yee's blocking of the bill a "callous abuse of power." The proposed study at the University of Arizona, which received rare federal approval, would have used funds raised by the sale of medical-marijuana cards for partial funding, under the bill Yee blocked. The bill had passed the House on a 52-5 vote. NORML supporters rallied at the capitol on Wednesday in support of the bill, and against Yee, who prevented the bill from being heard in a committee she chairs.
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Source: Phoenixnewtimes.com
Author: Matthew Hendley
Contact: Phoenix About Us Phoenix New Times
Website: Marijuana Advocates File Petition to Recall Senator Kimberly Yee
They'll need to collect 18,297 signatures from Legislative District 20 by August 2. The district is mostly in north Phoenix, but also contains parts of Glendale. Yee won reelection in 2012 with 51 percent of the vote (second place was around 37 percent). For the sake of comparison, Russell Pearce won reelection in 2010 with more than 56 percent of the vote, before being recalled the following year. Even if the group did get enough signatures, Yee is still up for reelection this year anyway. The recall statement calls Yee's blocking of the bill a "callous abuse of power." The proposed study at the University of Arizona, which received rare federal approval, would have used funds raised by the sale of medical-marijuana cards for partial funding, under the bill Yee blocked. The bill had passed the House on a 52-5 vote. NORML supporters rallied at the capitol on Wednesday in support of the bill, and against Yee, who prevented the bill from being heard in a committee she chairs.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Phoenixnewtimes.com
Author: Matthew Hendley
Contact: Phoenix About Us Phoenix New Times
Website: Marijuana Advocates File Petition to Recall Senator Kimberly Yee
