A county judge has put a halt to a state Department of Health Services rule that is preventing the approval of a would-be medical-marijuana dispensary. White Mountain Health Center wants to open a dispensary in Sun City, but it can’t get the county to acknowledge or reject its request for…
See also: Marijuana Is Real Medicine for a Long List of Ills See also: Medical Marijuana Is Under Attack in Arizona Again — But This Time, Voters and Patients Hold the High Ground Last week, the state Department of Health Services rejected the chance to add PTSD to the list…
A deputy and a dog from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department were both pretty sure they smelled weed in a car during a traffic stop, but there was no pot found in the car.While they were still there, though — in front of the driver’s house — the dog happened…
See also: Medical-Marijuana Supporters Plan Rally at Phoenix PD Headquarters on Wednesday at 5 p.m. See also: Judge Orders Arizona to Implement Medical Marijuana Act Marijuana advocates rallied outside Phoenix police headquarters yesterday evening, demanding respect for state law. Motivated at least in part by police actions that may run…
See also: Arizona Cannabis Society Raided by Phoenix Police Two supporters of Arizona’s medical-marijuana law say they have dozens of people lined up to join them for a rally on Wednesday in front of Phoenix PD headquarters. Rain Baker, who says she’s a board member for the local office of…
See also: Medical Marijuana Compassion Club Raid by Phoenix Police Leaps Ahead of Court Case on Legality of Clubs Nature’s Healing Center, a would-be medical-marijuana dispensary, is suing the Town of Fountain Hills over its competitors’ distance from a church run by the “Reverend” Al Sobol. That’s the same Al…
A Chandler defense lawyer who helped his client beat a serious marijuana charge says he probably will run for Republican Jon Kyl’s soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat, running as a Libertarian. On July 2, attorney Marc J. Victor’s client, 53-year-old, Maria Carillo-Tremillo was found not guilty of knowingly transporting 83 pounds…
People caught near the U.S.-Mexico border with backpacks bulging with marijuana are eligible for reduced sentences under a new policy by the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Backpackers” with no prior history of drug offenses and no extenuating circumstances, like also packing a firearm, are receiving plea deals that reduce the…
Image: azmmcaregivers.com The Arizona Patient Education Center’s Tempe and Phoenix locations were raided and shut down yesterday by Phoenix police. The Tempe and Phoenix locations of the Arizona Patient Education Center, which provided medical marijuana to state-registered patients, were raided on Thursday by Phoenix police. “These guys applied for…
Hundreds of applications for medical-marijuana dispensaries — along with their $5,000 application fees — poured into the state Department of Health Services last week. The latest update on the Arizona DHS Web site shows 484 applications received in 99 of the 126 districts (a.k.a., “CHAAs,”) around Arizona that are allowed…
Gravely ill and severely disabled?Real sorry about that, but you should still be thrown in jail for using marijuana, says a ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
The state opened the door for medical-marijuana dispensary applications yesterday, receiving 15 by the end of the day. Hopeful pot-shop owners will have until 5 p.m. on May 25 to submit the applications. Besides paying a $5,000 application fee, weed-trepeneurs must include a business plan and details on how they’ll…
A $500,000 loan to a Colorado company intended for a medical-marijuana facility doesn’t have to be paid back because pot is illegal under federal law, a county judge has ruled.The bombshell ruling, (tip of the hat to lawyer Richard Keyt’s medical-marijuana blog), has major implications for the budding dispensary industry…
One thing to add about our blog post today on the raid of Arizona Cannabis Society:Phoenix police say they intend to submit charges on some of the people involved, including charges related to the production of concentrated marijuana.That brings up the thorny question of whether such concentrates are legal under…
Arizona Cannabis Society, a medical-marijuana caregiver collective featured prominently in a March New Times blog post, was raided today by Phoenix police.Founder Bill Hayes is still being detained, cops say. However, police have no intention of booking anyone into jail today, says Phoenix Police Sergeant Trent Crump. Several people found…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill the Buzzkill Montgomery announced today that he’s trying to help try to prevent kids from getting stoned out of their minds on April 20 — “420,” as it’s known to those with red eyes and the munchies.The date has been described as a “counterculture holiday,” in…
The makers of a new documentary have teamed up with Cannabis Science, Inc., a Colorado firm, to promote the idea that marijuana can cure many types of cancer. “Chronic Future – Killing Cancer,” a 76-minute film by local guys Henry Miller and Corey Pritchard, is scheduled to premiere tomorrow (Thursday)…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill yesterday that bans the use or possession of medical marijuana on college campuses, other schools campuses and childcare facilities.Opponents, including Joe Yuhas of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Association, predict the new law will end up being contested in court because it violates the…
If the feds decide to pull up their jackboots and bust state employees for administering Arizona’s medical-marijuana program, the director of the state Department of Health Services could be a target.After all, Will Humble is the boss at DHS, the state agency that will be approving applications for dispensaries and…
The freedom to grow marijuana granted by the state’s 2010 medical-pot law is blossoming along with the plants in an El Mirage warehouse.Bill Hayes, founder of the Arizona Cannabis Society, invited New Times inside last week for a peek at their operation. (See our slideshow of the tour here.) A…
A new lawsuit over Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act targets the provision that bans patients and caregivers from growing pot within 25 miles of an open dispensary.Bill Hayes, a marijuana activist and qualified patient who lives in Surprise, argues in a federal complaint filed yesterday that the provision violates the equal…
Followers of the highs and lows of Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act should enjoy the newly released transcript of the federal court hearing that ended Governor Jan Brewer’s anti-pot lawsuit.The January 4 dismissal of Brewer’s lawsuit, which was clearly intended to thwart a new medical marijuana law, came after a December…
