One group in Arizona is so opposed to the state considering legal marijuana legalization that it has filed a lawsuit to bar it.

The group filed a lawsuit to halt an initiative that would allow adults in the state to possess up to 1 ounce of adult-use cannabis.

The lawsuit challenges the 100-word summary of the Smart and Safe Arizona Act and alleges that it misleads voters about key provisions of the initiative.

The group, called Arizonans for Health and Public Safety, a political committee opposed to legalizing marijuana, claim that the summary of the proposal failed to tell voters who signed petitions that the proposed law:

Would cover more potent forms of marijuana.

Doesn’t specifically say that a 16% tax on cannabis sales can’t be increased by the Legislature.

Change state law on driving under the influence.

Voters see the summary when they sign petitions to qualify an initiative for the ballot.

Primary funding for the group comes from the Center for Arizona Policy, a conservative organization that backs traditional families and promotes religious freedom and anti-abortion legislation.

The lawsuit argues that the summary should have made clear that legalizing marijuana under the proposed initiative would also legalize marijuana concentrate.

“The proponent’s summary of the initiative is confusing and deceptive in numerous ways, beginning with the very definition of marijuana,” said former Congressman John Shadegg, one of the attorneys who filed the lawsuit.

The lawsuit will be heard in the coming weeks under expedited scheduling orders.

“These omissions and statements misled voters who signed the petition about what the initiative would do,” said Lisa James, chairwoman of Arizonans for Health and Public Safety, a political action committee.

Stacy Pearson, a spokeswoman for the initiative campaign Smart and Safe Arizona, said the lawsuit is without merit


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