Legal Marijuana in Arizona, but Not for the Sellers

The New York Times (US)
Friday, July 22, 2011

marijuana-fakeVoters narrowly approved a ballot initiative last November allowing medical marijuana in the state, but the result has been just the opposite of an orderly system of dispensing cannabis to the truly sick. Rather, police raids, surreptitious money transfers and unofficial pot clubs have followed passage of the new law, creating a chaotic situation not far removed from the black-market system that has always existed.