Bill Would Okay Recreational Marijuana in Arizona

By Jay Bartos

Published January 7, 2015 at 7:18 PM PST

Arizona state representative Mark Cardenas has filed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state.

It would allow anyone 21 or older to legally possess up to an ounce of the drug. And, anyone 21 or over could legally grow five marijuana plants. Up to an ounce of marijuana could be exchanged between of-age consumers, but could not be sold.

It could be sold in stores and taxed at $50 an ounce, with fifty percent of proceeds going into Arizona’s general fund and 30 percent toward education. Medical marijuana is already legal in the state.

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