Marijuana legalization campaigns for 2016 in Arizona and California start heating up

As two recent articles highlight, advocates of marijuana of legalization in two states are not waiting to see how the 2014 election goes before getting a running start on 2016 campaigns.  Here are headlines and starting paragraphs reporting these developments:

“Marijuana advocates kick off 2016 initiative“: “Supporters of an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016 have filed paperwork with state elections officials, allowing them to raise money to campaign for the citizens initiative. The Marijuana Policy Project of Arizona initiative almost certainly will be modeled after the voter-approved marijuana program in Colorado.”

“Marijuana legalization effort begins in California“: “A U.S. marijuana advocacy group took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement to the presidential election year.”