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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.
Seeing green: Would-be medical marijuana moguls scramble for piece of the action
While the state Department of Health Services will be mired in the process of drafting regulations for the industry over the next four months, it’s not stopping businesses from forming and pitching products and services that may never be approved by state regulators. And competition is already getting fierce.
Wyloge talks about the Republican shift on tax cuts and medical marijuana rulemaking
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Evan Wyloge talks about some of the challenges the department of health services faces in dealing with Arizona's new medical marijuana law and the reversal in attitudes about immediate tax cuts at the state legislature.
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.
State may see early wave of home-grown marijuana operations
The first wave of patients to take advantage of Arizona’s new medical marijuana law may be compelled to apply for home-growing operations because the drug will not be available in licensed dispensaries until late summer, opening the door for thousands of household marijuana gardens.
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.
Evan Wyloge talks about the turnaround for the medical marijuana measure
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Evan Wyloge talks about how Proposition 203 came back from behind after ten days of counting ballots to head to a narrow victory, and what's next in the implementation of medical marijuana in Arizona.
Medical marijuana initiative heads toward passage
Ten days after the general election, Arizona's medical marijuana ballot measure appears to be headed toward passage as Maricopa County election officials race to finish counting early and provisional ballots.
Just before 6 p.m. Friday, the Secretary of State's Office reported the measure was leading by more than 4,000 votes. It was the first time the measure had more yes votes than no v[...]
Provisional ballots leaning toward AZ pot measure
Maricopa County will count outstanding provisional ballots through the weekend if necessary despite a state law that generally says all vote tallying must be completed by Friday, officials said.
