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Proposition 207, the initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, has something for everyone to oppose.

Arizonans who want a qualified workforce for Arizona鈥檚 economy: Proposition 207 will severely limit an employer鈥檚 ability to act against impaired workers and  will increase.

According to the most recent  on marijuana use, 32% of young adults ages 18 to 25 who live in states where recreational marijuana is legal are regular users of the drug. In states where the drug is not legal, the rate of use for that age group is 21%.

Many of Arizona鈥檚 largest employers are required to comply with federal drug testing laws that What will happen to Arizona鈥檚 economy when our employers can no longer find a qualified workforce?

Arizonans who want safe roads: Legal marijuana means more stoned drivers.  impairs the ability to drive safely, slows the driver鈥檚 reaction times and clouds their judgment.

In Washington state, traffic fatalities involving drivers who tested positive for marijuana  since the state legalized marijuana in December 2012. In Colorado, someone died  in 2018 in a traffic fatality involving a driver who tested positive for marijuana. Five years earlier, it was one every 6陆 days.

 legalizing marijuana because of the traffic safety risks. Alarmingly, Proposition 207 weakens Arizona鈥檚 DUI laws by eliminating the current bright line standard of marijuana impairment, making it more difficult to protect ourselves from stoned drivers.

Arizonans who want teens to mature into a bright future: Marijuana use negatively impacts learning, memory and coordination in a young brain, causing academic failure and poor sports performance, according to the . A  published this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that recreational marijuana legalization was followed by a 25% increase in adolescent (ages 12 to 17) .

States that legalized recreational marijuana have among the  in the nation. Noting the negative social outcomes for adolescents who use marijuana, the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics wrote a  in opposition to Proposition 207 for the General Election Publicity Pamphlet. The Arizona Medical Association also strongly  207.

Arizonans who want safe neighborhoods: The measure creates a legal right to use marijuana and its high potency extracts, and to grow up to 12 plants in a two-adult household. Under the cover of similar 鈥渉ome grow鈥� laws,  infiltrated California and  activity rose in Colorado. Your HOA will be powerless to protect your neighborhood. Arizona鈥檚 law enforcement community strongly opposes Proposition 207.

Arizonans who support open markets: The medical marijuana industry is almost single-handedly funding the legalization initiative and has raised more than  to convince you to vote for their sweetheart deal. Why? Because Proposition 207 gives existing medical marijuana companies a virtual monopoly on recreational licenses, allowing them to transition medical marijuana businesses to for-profit commercial operations and sell recreational marijuana from the same storefronts. They also will be able to eliminate medical directors, a requirement of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, and ignore any medical marijuana regulation deemed 鈥渦nduly burdensome.鈥�

And all that revenue they promise? It鈥檚 a mirage.

In the six Western states with recreational marijuana,  accounts for less than 1% of state revenues. A revealing study in Colorado found that each dollar brought in by marijuana taxes requires spending  to mitigate the exploding black markets, car crashes, and costs related to health care and high school drop-outs.

Proposition 207 caps the marijuana tax at 16%. Arizona鈥檚 lawmakers will have to figure out how to battle the negative consequences of recreational marijuana with no hope of taxing those who are making millions.  

Ballot measures enjoy unique status under the . They cannot be changed, fixed, or repealed by legislators. Every single word in the initiative鈥檚  becomes law if it passes. Proposition 207 permanently locks Arizona into this social experiment at the expense of our kids, our roads, and our economy. The industry gets rich while Arizonans suffer the consequences.

There are plenty of reasons to oppose Proposition 207. The Arizona 小红帽直播app of Commerce & Industry urges you to vote no. 

Glenn Hamer is president and CEO of the Arizona 小红帽直播app of Commerce and Industry.