Long lines have been forming at Arizona’s medical marijuana dispensaries, but it’s not necessarily from a rush on sales during the coronavirus pandemic. Dispensaries, which remain open, are taking some extra precautions like limiting the number of customers inside at once. At Nature’s Medicines dispensary on McDowell Road, that meant dozens of patients waiting in […]
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Arizona’s biggest marijuana company just got bigger and has plans for major national growth
Harvest Health and Recreation, Arizona’s biggest medical-marijuana operator, said on Wednesday it has acquired three shops run by competitor Arizona Natural Selections, giving Harvest 14 of the 120 or so operating retail stores in the state. The companies didn’t disclose the price, other than to say Tempe-based Harvest acquired the licenses for a “non-material” amount […]
Opposition Is Minimal (So Far) in the Recreational Cannabis Effort for 2020 in Arizona
Arizona’s recreational cannabis ballot initiative already has surpassed 150,000 signatures, according to the Smart and Safe Arizona campaign. The number, confirmed by Stacy Pearson at Strategies 360, the PR firm running the campaign, shouldn’t surprise anyone. With over $1.6 million in funding, the political action committee formed to push the ballot initiative is the best-funded PAC […]
New Cannabis Group In Arizona Opposes Recreational Pot Initiative, Plots An Alternative
A new marijuana industry group intends to fight a planned initiative for recreational marijuana in Arizona and work with the state Legislature to bring a competing proposal to the 2020 ballot. The Smart and Safe Arizona Act filed with the state in August leaves out key industry players and prioritizes the interests of the companies that already […]
Legalized recreational marijuana draws closer to public vote in Arizona
Backers of legal recreational marijuana took the first steps Friday to putting the issue on the 2020 ballot. The initiative crafted by supporters and financed by the current and would-be seller would allow anyone age 21 and up to buy and possess up to an ounce of marijuana or up to 12 plants for a […]
10 things to look for in a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona
Backers of a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use in Arizona are taking their time to determine what should be in the law and how to thread the needle on the most controversial issues for voters. The proposal from the “Smart and Safe AZ” campaign won’t mimic any of those that have so far been approved […]
Marijuana Concentrates Okay for Patients, Arizona Supreme Court Rules
The Arizona medical marijuana community and business industry can finally exhale: The state Supreme Court decided a crucial appeal on Tuesday by siding 7-0 with patients and state voters on marijuana resin extracts. Parties in the case of State of Arizona v. Rodney Christopher Jones received word just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday that Jones had won […]
Arizona lawmaker wants to cut expenses for medical-marijuana cardholders
A Republican lawmaker wants to reduce the financial burden on medical- marijuana patients. A proposal by Sen. Sonny Borrelli of Lake Havasu would extend the state’s current one-year certifications for medical-marijuana cards to two years. For patients, that would eliminate both the expense of a required second-year trip to the doctor and of paying the […]
Arizona ‘very much on the map’ as marijuana companies expand, consolidate
With a booming medical-marijuana program and business-friendly regulations for dispensaries and farms, Arizona is a can’t-miss market for large cannabis companies that are growing across the 33 states with legalized medical or recreational use. Arizona allows medical marijuana use with the recommendation of a doctor, and voters narrowly rejected recreational use in 2016. Arizona’s 183,000 […]
Arizona Legislatures Want To Test Medical Marijuana Quality And Reduce Prices
PHOENIX — A Lake Havasu City senator figures it’s the state’s obligation to ensure medical-marijuana buyers are getting a safe product that’s as strong as advertised. His proposal to have the state inspect growing facilities — and to reduce fees for medical-marijuana users — already has the support of more than three-fourths of the Legislature. […]
