Pro Marijuana Group Trying to Defeat Rival Initiative in Arizona June 15, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments PHOENIX — Unable to qualify for the ballot this year, organizers of one of the initiatives to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Arizona are now trying to defeat the remaining measure. Arizonans for Mindful Regulation has quietly shelved its… Read More→
Could Donald Trump Be a Game Changer For Marijuana Legalization in Arizona? May 6, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Surveys of Arizona voters in recent months showed that a measure to legalize marijuana for all adults 21 and older — likely to materialize on this November's ballot — could use some help. Donald Trump to the rescue? Possibly. Now… Read More→
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Campaign Closing in on its Signature Goal April 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments An Arizona citizens' initiative campaign to legalize marijuana announced today that it has reached 200,000 signatures — more than needed to make November's ballot. But the campaign is shooting for far more than it needs — at least 225,000 signatures… Read More→
Phoenix Considering Stricter Zoning For Medical Marijuana Facilities April 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Phoenix is considering stricter zoning regulations for medical marijuana facilities in advance of a possible vote on legalizing the drug for recreational use. The changes would mean new medical marijuana sites would have to be farther from places of worship… Read More→
Arizona Chamber of Commerce Trying to “Sound the Alarm” About Cannabis Initative February 17, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Arizona Chamber of Commerce is offering an anti-cannabis workshop next month with prohibitionist county attorneys Bill Montgomery and Sheila Polk to help "sound the alarm" on a proposed legalization initiative. The Chamber will offer the March 2, invite-only workshop… Read More→
Last Word: Why the Cannabis Industry Needs to Pray – – and Work – to End Marijuana Prohibition January 25, 2016 John Hollon Arizona, News & Insights 0 Comments Here's a prayer that all of those in the Cannabis Industry should all keep in our hearts and silently say every day: Â Lord, save us from all those uniformed public servants who act without thinking, who jump without looking, and… Read More→
Some Arizona Lawmakers Pushing to Limit Access to Medical Marijuana January 21, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Two proposals are being pushed by Republican state lawmakers that would make it harder for medical marijuana patients to access their medication. Both want to amend the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act to limit which types of doctors can issue referrals… Read More→
Arizona Lawmakers Seek Limits on Medical Marijuana Access January 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Two Arizona state lawmakers are pushing to make it more difficult for some people to get medical marijuana. And both measures may be illegal. Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, wants to make it a crime for a woman who is pregnant… Read More→
Arizona Legalization Measure Picking Up Steam, Looks Headed for the Ballot September 18, 2015 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A campaign to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older in Arizona has picked up 75,000 signatures already, an achievement that makes the proposal ever more likely to appear on the state's 2016 ballot. J.P. Holyoak, chair of the Campaign… Read More→
Legal Marijuana in Arizona Would Generate $72 Million in Tax Revenue, Report Says September 2, 2015 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Previous marijuana tax-revenue estimates were far too low, states a new report by the nonpartisan Grand Canyon Institute. Arizona would raise about $72 million in revenue annually beginning in 2019 if voters make recreational marijuana legal in Arizona with an… Read More→
Would Legal Cannabis Really Generate $40 Million a Year For Arizona Schools? August 21, 2015 AggregatedNews Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The backers of a proposed 2016 Arizona ballot initiative that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana similarly to alcohol in the state estimate that if the measure makes it on the ballot and is passed, it could raise more than… Read More→
Unlike Colorado, Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law Has Protections For Workers June 25, 2015 AggregatedNews Arizona, Human Capital Management, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Medical marijuana is once again a hot-button topic with last week's Colorado Supreme Court ruling that allowed Dish Network to fire a call center employee who tested positive for the drug despite having a medical marijuana card. The ruling has people… Read More→
Only Half of Arizona Residents Support Legalizing Adult-Use Marijuana June 4, 2015 John Hollon Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments PHOENIX — A new poll released Wednesday shows more than half of Arizonans are ready to legalize recreational use of marijuana. The survey of 701 adult heads of households by the Behavior Research Center found 53 percent who said they… Read More→
Voter Initiative to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Filed in Arizona April 20, 2015 John Hollon Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A group that hopes to get voters to legalize recreational use of marijuana filed an initiative with Friday with the Arizona Secretary of State's office and will start a signature-gathering campaign to get it on the ballot. The Marijuana Policy… Read More→
Arizona Political Squabbles May Threaten Marijuana Ballot Measure April 8, 2015 John Hollon Arizona, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The chances of a successful marijuana-legalization initiative in Arizona for 2016 appear to have diminished due to fighting among two competing political groups. As we reported on March 27, the Marijuana Policy Project of Arizona was surprised by the sudden… Read More→