10 things to look for in a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona June 30, 2019 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Marijuana Concentrates Okay for Patients, Arizona Supreme Court Rules May 29, 2019 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Arizona lawmaker wants to cut expenses for medical-marijuana cardholders January 28, 2019 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Arizona ‘very much on the map’ as marijuana companies expand, consolidate January 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Arizona Legislatures Want To Test Medical Marijuana Quality And Reduce Prices January 30, 2018 AggregatedNews Arizona, Lab Testing 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Nine States Will Vote for Marijuana Today November 8, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Green Party’s candidate for US president will be on the ballot in 45 states today; green will be on the ballot in nine. Voters in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota will decide if they want medical marijuana legal in… Read More→
Marijuana Legalization in Arizona Could Have Big Influence On Real Estate November 2, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments If Arizona voters pass Prop 205 legalizing recreational marijuana, it could have a big impact on the industrial and retail market around the state. Consider what has happened in Colorado, for example. The marijuana industry accounted for 35.8 percent of… Read More→
Colorado Officials Ask Arizona’s Anti-Marijuana Campaign to Stop False Claims in Commercials November 1, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments According to the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, a group of elected officials from Colorado has sent a letter to the leaders of the anti-Proposition 205 group disputing the information (or misinformation) touted in the anti-marijuana campaign of Arizonans… Read More→
Here’s What Will Happen If Legalization Passes in Arizona October 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments Proposition 205 asks Arizona voters to decide whether marijuana should be legal for adults to use in private, transport and grow it in their homes. The measure is 19 pages long, and includes details worth knowing before you cast your vote. Here are answers… Read More→
Five States Will Vote to Legalize Marijuana This Fall October 11, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Recreational marijuana users can now legally light up a joint in states representing about 5 percent of the U.S. population. By the time Americans wake up on November 9, that percentage could be swelling to more than one-quarter. Measures to… Read More→
Marijuana Polls Show Support for Legalization in States Voting This Fall October 6, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada 0 Comments Marijuana advocates are heading into the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with the wind at their backs as the latest polling shows legalization measures currently favored by voters in all five states where they're on the ballot. This is… Read More→
Yes on 205 Campaign Requests Equal Treatment From Arizona State Official Who Used Public Email Account to Distribute Info From Prop. 205 Opponents September 29, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Press Releases 2 Comments PRESS RELEASE DES Director Timothy Jeffries came under fire Wednesday for forwarding an email he received from a leader of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy with a link to their claims about marijuana and alcohol; today, a leader of the… Read More→
Yes on Prop. 205 Launches Statewide TV Ad Campaign Highlighting the Benefits of Regulating and Taxing Marijuana Like Alcohol September 28, 2016 Press Release Arizona, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE   New TV ad sets the record straight regarding the impact of a similar ballot initiative in Colorado, where state officials report marijuana taxes have generated tens of millions of dollars for schools and teen use has NOT increased… Read More→
Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona Qualifies for November Ballot; ‘Yes on Prop 205’ August 10, 2016 Press Release Arizona, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE A local physician, a teacher, and a 23-year veteran of the DEA will join initiative proponents for a news conference in Phoenix to kick off the ‘Yes on 205’ campaign and highlight the benefits of replacing marijuana prohibition… Read More→
Study Says Arizona Would Generate $82 Million in Taxes From Legal Marijuana June 30, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Arizonans would buy nearly $500 million worth of marijuana a year by 2020 if voters agree in November to allows its use here for recreational purposes, according to a new report. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee study figures legalization would… Read More→