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Arpaio forms squad in response to medical pot law
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is forming a special squad to target people who use Arizona's new medical marijuana law to violate other drug laws.
Pot tax stuck in House committee
The House Ways and Means Committee on Monday did not to vote on a proposed 300 percent tax on medical marijuana in Arizona, opting instead to further investigate what effects such a tax could have.
Pot shop lottery unsettles some would-be entrepreneurs
Cancer may pick its victims randomly, but previously hopeful business people looking to get into the new medical pot industry think that’s a lousy way for the state to decide who gets licenses to sell medical marijuana.
Health Department’s new medical-pot proposed regs ease patient-physician relationships, open door to wholesale market
The Health Department on Monday signaled an eased stance on several components of Arizona’s new medical marijuana law, with the release of the second draft of the proposed rules for the yet-to-be implemented system.
Few show in Sierra Vista for medical pot vote
Few Sierra Vista residents have anything to say about the establishment of voter-approved medical marijuana dispensaries in southern Arizona.
‘Spice’ no safe marijuana alternative
The toxic substance is widely available in smoke shops and liquor stores, as well as in wide supply on the Internet, advertised as “state legal.” Along with that description, companies promoting Spice should add “unsafe” and “potentially lethal” on the packaging.
A ‘cigar wrapper’ by any other name
A Senate panel on Wednesday waded into an ugly fight between a trade association of cigar manufacturers and one of its members over “blunt wraps.”
Medical marijuana to be taxed in Arizona
Arizona soon will be taxing a new product a�� medical marijuana.
Lake Havasu considering medical marijuana issue
Lake Havasu City officials are deciding where they should place a medical marijuana dispensary.
State legislators endorse ban on use, sale of synthetic marijuana ‘spice’
Spice, an herb often smoked as a legal alternative to marijuana, should be banned in Arizona because of its dangerous side effects, a state lawmaker said Thursday.
Capitol Quotes: Jan. 7, 2011
“Whether I endorse somebody or not probably doesn’t mean a damn thing anymore.” — Clark Dierks, whose term as Coconino County GOP chairman just ended, commenting on the confusion over which candidate he was endorsing in the state party chairman’s race.
Mesa wants pot shops away from public view
Medical marijuana shops will set up in Mesa but finding them may not be easy.
