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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.
Lake Havasu considering medical marijuana issue
Lake Havasu City officials are deciding where they should place a medical marijuana dispensary.
Phoenix OKs zoning changes for med marijuana
Phoenix has approved zoning changes that will regulate the location of medical marijuana dispensaries and where it can be grown.
Tucson legislator wants to outlaw synthetic pot
A state lawmaker from Tucson plans to propose during the upcoming legislative session a statewide ban on synthetic marijuana.
Flagstaff seek another medical pot proposal
The Flagstaff City Council sent its staff back to the drawing board to craft a proposal to restrict where medical marijuana dispensaries could open in the city.
What employers need to know about medical marijuana in the workplace
Proposition 203, Arizona’s medical marijuana law, will become effective soon. This new measure will change the way employers treat and interact with workers who qualify for protection under the statute. Employers should consider several important points in light of these significant developments.
Arizona police a buzzkill for visiting medical-marijuana users
While the state Department of Health Services scrambles over the next 120 days to draft the rules and regulations for how medical marijuana will be grown, dispensed and used across the state, uncertainty over the right of visiting medical marijuana patients to possess pot in Arizona has created confusion that may have to be sorted out in court.
Cities work on regulations for medical pot shops
Cities in eastern metro Phoenix are working on local laws to regulate the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries.
Group says it can open pot dispensary immediately
If voters say yes, the operators of the first medical marijuana dispensary say they can open the doors a day after the election.
Border Patrol recovers nearly $1 million in pot
A huge pot recovery in southeast Arizona. The Border Patrol says agents found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana Wednesday night while patrolling 30 miles east of Douglas.
Arizona medical marijuana signups projected at 66K
Legislative budget analysts project that 66,000 Arizonans would register under a proposed medical marijuana program that is the subject of a November ballot question.
Cartels using children to bring drugs to the US
Cartels are turning to children to bring their illegal goods to the U.S., federal officials say.
