Another day, another attempt to prevent legalizing marijuana in Arizona. Less than two weeks after the leading pro-cannabis effort in the state, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, submitted 258,582 petition signatures to the secretary of state to get its Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act initiative on the…
Samuel Oliphant of Scottsdale was kicked out of his luxury apartment last week, days after a hazmat team found the place trashed, toxic, and just plain gross. Scottsdale Police Department photographs of the interior of Oliphant’s former crib, obtained by New Times through a public-records request, reveal a garbage-filled drug den reminiscent…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona is a place that knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… Arizona Legalization Campaign Submits Signatures to State Welcome to the…
It has been a good few weeks for those who want to see marijuana legalized in Arizona. Days after U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego announced his support for the state’s leading legalization ballot initiative, the group behind the measure, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, submitted 258,582 petition signatures to the secretary…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… High Times Magazine Endorses AZ’s Legalization Measure The venerable High Times magazine published an…
Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego declared his support for an anticipated marijuana-legalization initiative on Monday, saying it would help minorities and the economy. The 36-year-old Iraq War veteran and Democrat who represents Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District has supported legalization for years. As a member of the state House of Representatives in…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… Armpits and Bicycle Tubes: “Creative” Marijuana Smugglers Caught by Border Authorities Smugglers bring low-quality…
A group that wants to legalize marijuana in Arizona unveiled a Father’s Day-themed billboard on Thursday that urges regulation in order to keep cannabis out of kids’ hands. “Please, card my son,” reads the digital billboard on the southwest corner of Seventh and Lincoln streets. “Regulate the sale of marijuana…
Customers of Arizona’s largest utility shouldn’t be forced to help contribute to an anti-marijuana-legalization campaign, consumer advocates say. As Phoenix New Times reported on Monday, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, the holding company for Arizona Public Service, made a recent donation of $10,000 to Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, a group led…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… APS Parent Company Pinnacle West Donates to Arizona Anti-Legalization Campaign Powering up your computer…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona is a place that knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… Long-Term Marijuana use Leads to Few Health Problems, Study Led by…
Stacey Theis spent untold hours in recent months tooling across Arizona in her bright-green CannaBus, talking to voters and collecting signatures for a grassroots marijuana-legalization campaign. After Wednesday’s announcement by the group, Arizonans for Mindful Regulation, that it was halting its 2016 petition drive a month before the state’s July…
A judge has ruled that the Arizona Department of Health Services wrongly denied a hearing to petitioners who want people with Parkinson’s disease to qualify for medical marijuana. “In a desire for professionalism, the department has utilized a standard of proof that is higher than the rules call for,” Administrative Law…
A grassroots Arizona cannabis-legalization campaign halted its drive for a 2016 ballot measure on Wednesday after failing to reach its signature-collection goals. Campaign manager Jason Medar confirmed in an April 12 blog post that Arizonans for Mindful Regulation wasn’t gathering petitions fast enough to make the July 7 deadline to…
Swell Farmacy’s plan to build a marijuana dispensary near Arizona State University hit a roadblock with Tempe zoning officials and may end up in court because of allegations of a conflict of interest on the zoning board. Swell Farmacy, also known as Healing Healthcare 3 Inc., wants to build its…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona is a place that knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… Pro-Cannabis, Left-Wing Candidates File to Run for Office in Arizona…
From the tons sold in legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona is a place that knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of last week’s biggest pot news stories that affect the Grand Canyon State… CRMLA Takes Issue With Pot Prohibitionists’ Acceptance of Booze-Industry Contribution…
A judge sentenced cannabis activist Billy Hayes to two years in prison on Friday for his role in two medical-marijuana businesses. Hayes, 40, is a hero to those who oppose monopolistic practices and tight restrictions in the marijuana industry,and was the subject of a November 2014 feature story in New…
From the tons sold in state-legal medical-marijuana dispensaries to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona is a place that knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of some of last week’s biggest news stories about marijuana that affect the Grand Canyon State… Legal Marijuana Would Be Tax Windfall for…
The height of hypocrisy for this Arizona campaign season may have been reached: The pot prohibitionists who want to keep cannabis a felony in Arizona have accepted a large donation from the alcohol industry, New Times has learned. A spokeswoman for Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the anti-cannabis-legalization group led by…
From the tons sold in state-legal medical-marijuana dispensaries, to the tons imported each year from Mexico, Arizona is a place that knows its cannabis. Here’s a roundup of some of last week’s biggest news stories about marijuana that affect the Grand Canyon State… State Supreme Court: No Immunity for Doctors…
Arizona’s main marijuana-legalization campaign was the butt of jokes and stereotypes on network TV on Wednesday — which is totally cool when the comedian is Jimmy Fallon. Fallon, host of The Tonight Show, gave a shout-out during his Wednesday-night monologue to the clever billboards rolled out in Phoenix and Tucson this…
