Arizona voters approve medical marijuana measure

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PHOENIX — Arizona voters have approved a measure that will legalize medical marijuana in the state.

Proposition 203 won by a tiny margin of just 4,431 votes out of more than 1.67 million votes counted. The measure started out losing by about 7,200 votes on Nov. 2 and the gap gradually narrowed in the following 10 days.

The measure began Friday losing by about 1,500 votes, then surged ahead by 4,421 votes.

Maricopa was the only Arizona county with ballots still outstanding on Saturday. The county says it finished counting all the remaining provisional and early ballots Saturday.

The final, unofficial count was 841,346 in favor of the measure and 837,005 opposed.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40170982/ns/politics-decision_2010/

[pinboy3niner]

1. Does that make Arizona...

...the "Rolling Papers, Please" state?

:evilgrin:

[Blue_Tires]

2. amazing...how did they go so wrong on their other votes??

[Bobbieo]

5. Because there alot of senior citizens who probably voted absentee - I did!

My health is not so great anymore and the day may come when I might need to use medical marijuana to control the pain from arthritis.

Pain is one factor that overrides politics!!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

3. No! Noo! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[Gabi Hayes]

4. I approved of this medicine earlier tonight