Harvest of Arizona, the Tempe-based medical-marijuana dispensary company with retail shops in Tempe and Scottsdale, announced a merger on Tuesday that would make it one of the largest players in the growing industry.
In a few short years, July 10 has risen to become the national “holiday” to celebrate the use of — and, from a marijuana-industry perspective — to promote concentrated resin products like wax, shatter, and hash oil.
Debbie Moak, the anti-drug warrior who helped defeat Arizona’s marijuana legalization measure last year, is stepping down as director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to review an appeals-court ruling that struck down a ban on medical marijuana on college campuses.
The governor may be ignoring a simple solution to what’s been deemed a statewide emergency.
U.S. border officers at northern ports of entry have been asking Canadians if they’ve ever used marijuana — and those who answer “yes” get banned from the United States for life. At the southern border, though, officers don’t seem to care about the drug histories of Mexicans.
Arizona’s only marijuana-legalization effort for 2018 saw its Facebook page, with 24,000 followers, go dark this week for unknown reasons.
A Phoenix New Times article about the Safer Arizona 2018 adult-use marijuana-legalization initiative sparked some serious debate online Wednesday and Thursday. Here are some choice posts to ponder.
One of the biggest challenges to Safer Arizona’s campaign to legalize marijuana in 2018 will be the division within the pro-cannabis community that its members helped to create.
Arizona is one of the few states with medical-marijuana programs that requires no testing of dispensary products for pesticides or active ingredients. Experts are divided on whether a testing mandate is needed.
The driver of a hearse filled with 68 pounds of marijuana told federal agents in Arizona on Saturday that he had taken up smuggling because his Tucson funeral-services business “had been slow.”
Blacks have been imprisoned at a high rate for using weed, but they don’t seem to be getting to share in the growing profits.
Phoenix New Times presents the top 20 videos about 420, the national holiday, not to mention time of day, for cannabis advocates worldwide. Watch Lil Wayne prepare for 4/20 with a giant joint, fly over Hippie Hill in San Francisco in a drone, and join 4/20 celebrations around the world.
Canada is preparing to pass historic legislation that would give it the most liberal marijuana laws of any country. Adults 18 and older would be allowed to possess up to 30 grams of cannabis, and grow up to four plants per household.
A spate of recent robberies and thefts at Phoenix-area dispensaries has medical-marijuana representatives talking about the need for improved security and better banking policies.
A 2012 Arizona law that erased legal protections for medical-marijuana holders on college campuses has been found unconstitutional by the state Court of Appeals.
The Transportation Security Administration warmed the hearts of medical-marijuana patients everywhere on Tuesday by stating officially on its website that it was okay to fly with medical marijuana in checked or carry-on bags. But on Wednesday, agency officials changed the site to say “no” on flying with pot.
A group of U.S. citizens stand accused of running a sophisticated resupply operation for some of the “vast network” of cartel scouts in the Arizona desert, recently unsealed court documents show.
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery launched a fresh appeal this week in a lawsuit that might overturn the state’s medical-marijuana law. But this time, the state Attorney General won’t be joining him.
President Trump’s Press Secretary had ominous words for the country’s budding recreational-marijuana industry on Thursday. That could be good news for Arizona’s medical-marijuana program.
Safer Arizona has refiled its marijuana-legalization initiative for 2018 with the state, adding protections for children and making other fixes.
Organizers of campaign to legalize marijuana in 2018 acknowledged on Friday that the initiative they filed with the state this week has key flaws that need changing.
