By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times
The Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether lawmakers can make criminals of legal medical marijuana users who possess their drug on college and university campuses.
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In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the Court of Appeals erred last year when it voided a 2012 law, which made possession of the drug on campuses a crime.
In that ruling, the appellate judges said that law is directly contrary to the 2010 initiative, which legalized marijuana for medical use. More to the point, the judges said the Voter Protection Act, part of the Arizona Constitution, bars lawmakers from altering the voter-approved law.
