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Court rules medical marijuana patients can use extracts
Arizona’s medical marijuana patients can use, and dispensaries can sell, concentrated extracts made from marijuana, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Poll: Narrow majority favors legalizing sale of marijuana in Arizona
Nearly four years after Arizonans narrowly approved medical marijuana, a poll suggests that a slight majority favors following the lead of Colorado and Washington by legalizing the drug.
Lawmaker: Remove felony charge for simple marijuana possession
Saying harsh penalties for marijuana use do more harm than good, Arizona lawmaker Mark Cardenas wants to remove felony charges for possession without the intent to sell.
Response team offers plan to improve child welfare in Arizona
The Child Advocate Response Examination team seconded Gov. Jan Brewer’s call for a separate child welfare agency in its report released today.
Senate panels OKs sports ticket ban for lawmakers
An Arizona Senate panel has approved a proposal banning lawmakers from accepting free tickets to sporting events, concerts or other entertainment events.
U.S. Supreme Court denies AZ abortion case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning Arizona cannot enforce its ban on abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancies.
Horne campaign finance cases delayed
A hearing into whether Attorney General Tom Horne violated state campaign finance laws is being pushed back because of a murder case.
CPS using shortcut method to probe abuse cases that were ignored
The plan to plow through 6,110 abuse reports Child Protective Services ignored calls for using a shortcut investigative method that critics say may be a distinction without a difference.
No ironclad proof: Case against Horne is circumstantial, but that may be enough
There isn’t necessarily a smoking gun in the campaign coordination case against Attorney General Tom Horne and Kathleen Winn, but election law experts say the circumstantial evidence against them may be enough.
Investigators must tread lightly while following paper trail of attorney
Agents with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office had a sticky problem when they walked out of lobbyist Gary Husk’s office on Jan. 27, 2012, with documents and computer data seized as evidence.
Hot contests
Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns.
