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Crowd gathers in Phoenix to protest deportations
Protesting immigration activists danced and chanted Monday outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix, calling on President Barack Obama to end all deportations.
Detention of men prompts immigration protest
Tucson's police chief says officers were following the law during a traffic stop of two immigrants that turned into a heated protest.
Court to hear Brewer’s appeal in immigration case
An appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's appeal of a ruling that prevents police from enforcing a lesser-known part of the state's immigration law.
Young Arizona immigrants fight for a piece of the American dream
Early in September, Reyna Montoya awoke to hear the heavy downpour outside her home in Mesa. She reacted the way most Arizonans would — with a giddy enthusiasm and a sense of wonder at seeing a million tears fall from the sky to wash away the desert heat. “We never get to see the rain here,” she said. Montoya, 21, was recounting the story to make a point: Arizona is her home and she’s n[...]
Bill would bar medical marijuana on campus
The Arizona House has given preliminary approval to a bill that bars medical marijuana cardholders from possessing or using marijuana on school campuses.
Phoenix pot clinic nears opening
Medical marijuana users are just a few weeks away from seeing their first center open. KTAR Radio reports the center in north Phoenix will be headquarters for almost 50 caregivers and hundreds of patients who use medical marijuana.
Court: Land Dept. funding illegal
The Arizona Court of Appeals struck another blow Thursday to the Land Department’s effort to fund its budget by using proceeds from the sale of state trust land. The court unanimously upheld a lower-court ruling that found the Trust Land Management Fund, established in 2009, to be unconstitutional.
Groups seek dismissal of Arizona’s federal suit on medical pot
A federal judge is being asked to dismiss a lawsuit that Arizona filed over medical marijuana.
Health Department’s final pot rules main objective: keep recreational users out of the system
The Arizona Department of Health Services has released the final version of the state’s medical marijuana regulations, after nearly five months of writing and rewriting drafts of the rules following the passage of Proposition 203 in November.
Final state rules will aid rural pot shops
Since voters passed Proposition 203 in November, the Health Department has been racing against the clock to get rules and regulations in place that will guide Arizona’s medical marijuana program. In an interview with the Arizona Capitol Times, Will Humble, the department director, previewed some of the changes coming in the final rules concerning one of the most contentious parts of the[...]
Pinal turns down tribal pot request
Pinal County supervisors are rejecting a call by Gila River Indian Community officials not to locate pot dispensaries within a mile of their borders because the tribe doesn't recognize 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.
