Health group supports legal marijuana – and opposes it
The Arizona Public Health Association has submitted an argument supporting legalizing marijuana for recreational use. It will appear in the ballot brochure being mailed to voters ahead of the November election. It also submitted one against the measure.
Most money for pot initiative comes from marijuana industry
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol has claimed that money for its ballot measure to legalize recreational pot wasn’t just coming from weed-related businesses.
Opponents of legalized marijuana sue to block ballot measure
Foes of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Arizona are trying to block voters from getting their say on the measure.
Odor of marijuana justifies a police search, state Supreme Court rules
Got marijuana? Not legally? Might want to keep the smell down. A pair of new court rulings this morning allows the police to pursue a search of your place or your vehicle solely based on the odor.
Marijuana advocates turn in signatures for ballot measure
Supporters of recreational marijuana use turned in more than 250,000 signatures on June 30 to get an initiative to legalize marijuana on the November ballot in Arizona.
Report: Marijuana use would generate $82 million in taxes
Arizonans would buy nearly $500 million worth of marijuana a year by 2020 if voters agree in November to allow its use here for recreational purposes, according to a new report.
Marijuana advocates to turn in more than 200,000 signatures
Supporters of recreational marijuana use will turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures Thursday morning to get an initiative to legalize marijuana on the November ballot in Arizona.
Pot-smoking journalists shouldn’t be writing about marijuana
But I’m also a psychiatrist who has spent 30 years treating addicts and alcoholics, and I know this: There’s nothing Fox News has ever been accused of that the mainstream media isn’t also doing — for marijuana.
Arizona to license more medical marijuana dispensaries
Arizona health officials are gearing up to award dozens of additional licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries.
Phoenix revisits zoning in anticipation of legal marijuana
Phoenix is considering stricter zoning regulations for medical marijuana facilities in advance of a possible vote on legalizing the drug for recreational use.
Lawmaker drops bid to prevent naturopaths from prescribing marijuana
A first-term state lawmaker has given up in his bid to restrict what kind of doctors can recommend medical marijuana to their patients.
Medical marijuana use translated into 77,000 bags of Cheetos
Arizona's nearly 88,000 medical marijuana patients smoke, ate or otherwise consumed more than 19.2 tons of the drug last year.