Arizona cannabis history
Reviewed
Proposition 207 was on the November 3, 2020 ballot. The judicial branch lists 1,956,440 yes votes, 60.03 percent. The date of the first licensed adult-use sale was not taken from a page opened for this history.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the Arizona cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
November 3, 2020The judicial branch says Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, passed with about 60 percent of the vote and allowed recreational use by adults 21 and older.
November 3, 2020Its overview lists 1,956,440 yes and 1,302,458 no.
July 12, 2021The court says marijuana-record forms were not to be filed before the July 12, 2021 effective date.
Proposition 207
- The judicial branch describes Proposition 207 as a voter initiative on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot that allowed limited possession, use, and cultivation by adults 21 or older, a 16 percent excise tax, and expungement.
- The court says A.R.S. section 36-2862, enacted by Proposition 207, authorizes petitions to seal specified marijuana records, and that the forms should not be filed before July 12, 2021.
Sources
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.