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Bill would use medical pot fees to discourage pot use
State lawmakers hope to use fees paid by medical marijuana users and dispensaries to convince everyone else not to inhale.
Colorado pot law a guide for hopeful Arizonans
While the nation watches Colorado adults buy marijuana in retail stores for non-medical consumption, advocates of a similar arrangement in Arizona are working to follow the Centennial State’s lead.
Medical marijuana businesses worry about legalization legislation
Phoenix Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego’s proposed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona has some in the medical marijuana industry worried about losing their businesses.
Founding father of marijuana legalization movement dies at 80
The head of Progressive Insurance who died last Saturday was a major reason why Arizona now has a medical marijuana law.
Rep. Gallego pushing recreational pot legalization
Assistant House Minority Leader Ruben Gallego is about to become a hero of recreational pot smokers across Arizona, as he plans to introduce legislation next year to legalize recreational marijuana use in Arizona.
Marijuana reform group: Arizona legalization initiative planned for 2016
By 2017, Arizonans will be free to possess, use and even grow marijuana, regardless of any medical condition, if the group that helped pass the state’s 2010 medical marijuana initiative in 2010 is successful again.
Medical marijuana supporters tout new poll, detractors undeterred from efforts to repeal system
A new poll of Arizona voters shows a healthy margin of support for the state’s medical marijuana program, narrowly passed by voters in 2010, while some state lawmakers prepare a new ballot measure that would eliminate it.
Feds’ stance toward state medical marijuana programs expected at any moment
Medical marijuana activists say they expect the U.S. Department of Justice at any moment to issue a statement clarifying the federal government’s stance toward state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs – like the one approved by Arizona voters last year, but which remains in jeopardy as lawsuits surrounding its legality play out.
U.S. attorney: Brewer and Horne’s lawsuit logic ‘disingenuous’
Dennis Burke, the U.S. attorney for Arizona, said prosecution of state employees was not mentioned in the letter sent to state officials because it was never intended to indicate that.
“They're saying, ‘I can't believe he's going after state employees.’ It's not in my letter.”
Would-be pot shops face stringent rules in Arizona
Tucson pharmacist Greg Rogan envisioned simply adding pot to his shop. Patients with chronic diseases such as cancer and AIDS could come in for medical marijuana and learn how to safely ingest it.
Medical marijuana wins over AZ voters; What now?
Voter approval of a ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona is just the beginning of getting pot to patients dealing with severe, persistent pain.
Tucson pharmacy hopes to become pot dispensary
The operators of a Tucson pharmacy are hoping to be one of the first dispensaries in southern Arizona after Proposition 203 passed, legalizing medical marijuana in Arizona.
