Could Arizona Dispensaries Start Selling Recreational Pot Soon? Like, Really Soon? January 19, 2021 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments We know a few things about how the sale of recreational marijuana will begin in Arizona, following the successful effort to legalize it in November. We know that Tuesday, January 19 — that’s tomorrow — is the day the state will… Read More→
Arizona announces draft rules for adult, recreational marijuana sales December 13, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments Arizona health officials have begun writing the rules for marijuana retailers the state will oversee following the passage of Proposition 207, which legalized adult, recreational use. Sales of the drug could begin in the spring. The election results were made… Read More→
Arizona Cannabis: Key Update from Department of Health Services; Rules Imminent! December 10, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments By Ethan Minkin, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last week, the Arizona Department of Health Services released a new web page of information related to the Smart and Safe Arizona Act – Arizona’s new adult use marijuana law. The Department is… Read More→
What employers — and employees — need to know about legal marijuana in Arizona with Proposition 207 November 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments Proposition 207 changed the laws for marijuana possession and sales in Arizona, but it didn't change much regarding how employers address drug use by workers, on or off the job. The measure legalizing adult use of marijuana likely will result… Read More→
Arizona Cannabis: New Opportunities Under Proposition 207 November 18, 2020 Press Release Arizona 0 Comments By Ethan Minkin, Attorney at Harris Bricken As the old adage goes, if at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again. After suffering a close defeat in 2016, Arizona’s new recreational cannabis law passed with 60% of the vote on… Read More→
What States Will Make From Marijuana Legalization November 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Tuesday's election was a landslide win for marijuana. Five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota voted in support of legalizing cannabis in some fashion. All the states, with the exception of Mississippi, approved recreational cannabis, while Mississippi… Read More→
There was a clear winner on election night: Marijuana November 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Voters in various states across the country approved a series of statewide ballot proposals on Election Day legalizing the use and distribution of marijuana for either medical or adult-use purposes. Their voices were unmistakable and emphatic. Majorities of Americans decided in favor… Read More→
1 in 3 Americans now lives in a state where recreational marijuana is legal November 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments New Jersey, Arizona and Montana passed measures to legalize adult-use marijuana. South Dakota became the first state to authorize both medical and recreational sales at the same time. Some 16 million Americans were added to the list of places that… Read More→
Arizona’s voters to decide on marijuana legalization with Proposition 207 November 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments Arizona voters will decide Tuesday whether to legalize recreational marijuana, joining 11 other states that already have done so despite a conflict with federal law, which prohibits the drug's use. Proposition 207 would legalize possession of as much as an… Read More→
Could Marijuana Be The Big Winner In Tuesday’s Vote? October 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Policy & Legal, South Dakota 0 Comments Next Tuesday – election day – voters in five state will say yes or no to legalizing marijuana, either for medical or recreational purposes, or both. Those votes could go a long way toward reshaping the federal approach to weed.… Read More→
Where recreational marijuana is legal, data show minimal impacts on teen use and traffic deaths October 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Since 2012, 11 states have legalized marijuana use for adults as Arizona voters are considering on their ballots this year. Researchers are just beginning to understand the effects of those laws. Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize… Read More→
2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measures, explained October 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Between the presidential election, governors’ races, and down-ballot contests, this year’s election features a lot of important choices. Among those, voters in five states will have a chance to legalize marijuana for recreational or medical uses. In Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and… Read More→
These 4 states are voting to legalize and tax marijuana sales October 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far,… Read More→
Poll shows support for legalizing marijuana in Arizona October 2, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments Arizona voters favor legalizing recreational use of marijuana through a ballot measure that will be decided in the November election, according to a new poll of likely voters. Support for Proposition 207 came in at 45.6% versus 34.2% opposed, with about… Read More→
State ballot measures to legalize cannabis could add $9 billion to US marijuana market September 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Despite a delay in the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a bill that would seek to legalize cannabis at the national level, the legal cannabis market in the U.S. still stands to substantially grow as more states plan to… Read More→