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Jul 9, 2014

Health director: Arizonans may soon use medical marijuana legally for PTSD

Thousands of Arizona veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will soon be able to obtain marijuana legally.

Apr 21, 2014

Arizona Supreme Court to rule Tuesday on marijuana impairment case

The court is going to issue an opinion on a case involving Hrach Shilgevorkyan, who was charged in December 2010 with driving with drugs in his system.

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Nov 5, 2013

High court hears arguments on marijuana driving case

The Arizona Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on whether the Legislature intended to keep the roads free from unimpaired people who have metabolites of illegal drugs in their system.

Feb 19, 2013

Arizona lawmakers target synthetic marijuana drugs

It's an illegal marijuana knockoff that can result in seizures, psychotic episodes and other dangerous side effects, but some teenagers can't get enough of it. Despite a statewide and federal ban on synthetic marijuana, some Arizona lawmakers say the state must do more to crack down on the drug commonly known as spice.

Jan 11, 2013

Arizona ruling orders return of medical marijuana

An Arizona appellate court has ruled that the Yuma County sheriff must return marijuana that was seized from a woman with a California medical marijuana authorization honored by Arizona.

Jim Goetz, an attorney representing the Montana Cannabis Industry Association, argues that the "Crumpled Document" be put into evidence Thursday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2012 during a hearing about whether or not to extend the current block on the new medical marijuana laws, in Helena, Mont. District Judge James Reynolds extended his temporary block of restrictions on medical marijuana providers while he considers whether the state can eliminate access to the drug for some of the most seriously ill patients in the interest of curbing abuse. (AP Photo/The Independent Record, Dylan Brown)
Dec 14, 2012

Arizona court asked to put marijuana ruling on hold

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is asking an Arizona appeals court to temporarily put on hold a trial judge's ruling that the county must provide zoning clearance for a planned medical marijuana dispensary in Sun City.

Dispensary opens amid court battles over medical marijuana
Dec 7, 2012

Dispensary opens amid court battles over medical marijuana

Bill Myer paces, watching the crowd grow outside his Glendale storefront’s floor-to-ceiling windows. His son Ben is in the back, behind bulletproof walls and windows, preparing for a long-awaited opening.

Outside, people are joking about Sheriff Joe Arpaio coming to arrest them when sirens are momentarily heard in the distance. Many had wondered whether police would show up on this brisk [...]

Arizona students say they got pot from card holders
Nov 20, 2012

State inspection could OK pot dispensary in Tucson

The ability of medical marijuana cardholders in the Tucson area to grow their own could start to be phased out as early as this week.

Jake Dimmock, co-owner of the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, waters young plants in a grow room, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Seattle. After voters weighed in on election day, Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow legal pot for recreational use, but they are likely to face resistance from federal regulations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Nov 19, 2012

OK to grow medical pot ending in Phoenix area

Arizona's approval of the state's first medical marijuana dispensary has triggered a provision that means nearly all Phoenix-area cardholders now authorized to grow their own marijuana will begin losing that right in the coming months.

Arizona marijuana law to be tested in court
Nov 9, 2012

24 doctors certify most in Arizona’s pot program

Health officials in Arizona say a small number of doctors have given the go-ahead for the vast majority of medical marijuana cards issued in the state.

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