I have said for some time (since I got my first card, in fact), that $150 was WAY too high for a one-year card. In Arizona we have a HUGE amount of retirees, who are: a) On fixed incomes, making state fees prohibitive; b) Spending copious amounts on insurance, prescriptions, etc.; c) The very people who would benefit most from cannabis (in all its forms).
It is true that the state is over-funded by card cost. At the same time, no thought has (apparently) been given to the elderly, the military, or others who cannot afford the relief they so desperately need (although food stamp recipients get a 50 percent reduction in state Fees, WAIT, SAY WHAT???).
Thomas Sheldon
Southeast side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
