AG withdraws arguments on legality of hashish for medical marijuana patients

Fearing unintended consequences for patients, especially children, Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Monday withdrew his agency’s arguments urging the Arizona Supreme Court to declare hashish and extracts of marijuana illegal...

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Arizona Supreme Court backs Horne in challenge to $400,000 campaign fine

Attorney General Tom Horne and his former campaign consultant Kathleen Winn testify regarding alleged campaign finance violations. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic) The Arizona Supreme...

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Article minimizes marijuana’s link to child deaths

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk In his article “Facts show Polk’s claim about marijuana deaths among children is misleading,” (June 22 online and June 26 in...

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Ballot measure groups file fundraising, spending reports – weed leads

Backers of an effort to legalize adult-use marijuana have raised abundantly more funds than their opposition, and are burning money faster than a skinny joint. Smart and Safe Arizona took...

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Bipartisan effort to ‘reform’ sentencing underway

Two state lawmakers hope to do what has proven politically impossible for decades: Convince colleagues to consider sentencing reform. Reps. David Stringer, R-Prescott, and Kirsten Engel, D-Tucson, are heading a...

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Brnovich prefers Legislature, not voters, to legalize recreational marijuana

Deposit Photos/Syda Productions Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants state lawmakers to debate and enact a recreational marijuana program rather than risk an industry-crafted measure from becoming...

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Campaign launches to oppose recreational marijuana ballot measure

The ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana has an opposition campaign, but the advocates trying to legalize it say their opposition made a rookie mistake. The opposition comes in the...

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Court to determine whether hashish legal for medical marijuana patients

A 10 grams piece of Hashish laid next to a 20 grams piece. The Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether the extracts of marijuana used to...

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House panel OKs criminal sentencing changes

State lawmakers took the first steps February 3 to reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies. Without a single dissent, members of the House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform voted to restore...

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Key criminal justice bills dormant in Senate

Although several measures aimed at cutting prison sentences and making other major changes to Arizona’s criminal justice system have passed the House this year, the big question is whether these...

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Medical marijuana to include extracts and resins, Arizona Supreme Court rules

Illustration of marijuana edibles with marijuana leaves surrounding the tray. Marijuana extracts and resin are legal to possess and use under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, the...

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One county’s take on medical marijuana makes some users criminals

Illustration of pot blondies with marijuana leaves surrounding the tray of edibles. Roughly 100 miles – the distance between Phoenix and Prescott – meant the difference...

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Ousted lawmaker accused of child molestation seeks top law enforcement spot in Yavapai County

Rep. David Stringer (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr) Embattled former Rep. David Stringer, who was forced to resign last year over criminal charges that he sexually molested...

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Politicians weigh in on ballot measures

This April 11, 2018, photo shows a sign directing voters to an early-voting location in Surprise, Ariz. PHOTO BY ANITA SNOW/ASSOCIATED PRESS If you get your...

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Prop. 207 a sensible, workable approach to marijuana legalization

Deposit Photo Proposition 207, The Smart and Safe Arizona Act, is a responsible marijuana legalization plan that makes sense to this Arizona conservative. I am a...

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Proposed law would sweep hashish under definition of marijuana

(Deposit Photos/Uros Poteko) Rep. Tony Rivero wants to change state law to clarify that cannabis is marijuana and protected for medicinal use. The Peoria Republican’s proposal...

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Prosecutors’ honor questioned as criminal justice measures die

Justice word engraved on the pediment of the courthouse Arizona lawmakers stymied this year in their quests to revamp the criminal justice system are re-evaluating how...

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Sen. Borrelli drops lower fees from medical marijuana legislation

An effort to amend Arizona’s medical marijuana laws won’t include a measure lowering fees for patients. Sen. Sonny Borrelli, the sponsor of a bill to give the Department of Agriculture...

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Stringer’s comeback bid looks dim

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk is on track to defeat embattled former lawmaker David Stringer, fending off her first challenger since 2000 and remaining as the top prosecutor in that...

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Suit challenges legal process of Arizona administrative hearings

A Washington, D.C. organization is challenging the ability of the heads of state agencies in Arizona to discard the conclusions of independent hearing officers. The new lawsuit filed Friday in...

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Supreme Court questions prosecutor on legality of marijuana extracts as medicine

(Deposit Photos/Uros Poteko) The question of whether edibles and other extracts are protected under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act could come down to what is considered...

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The Breakdown: Going courting

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Cork, Ireland A lawsuit over high college tuition has morphed into a debate on the role of the attorney general. Lawmakers who’ve struggled...

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The Breakdown: Have you no honor?

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It’s unfortunate that the Prosecutors did not keep their word and stay neutral on this bill. After all, the changes we made were at their request....

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The Breakdown: In other news

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Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk has been targeting medical marijuana patients using extracts – until recently anyway. We’ll actually have that story for you this week....

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