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Smoke is Clearing: Arizona’s medical marijuana program may finally be running smoothly
Two years into Arizona’s medical marijuana program and it appears the dust has settled after unsuccessful attempts in court and at the Legislature to scuttle it. But there’s still plenty of smoke — literally.
Report calls for revamp of Arizona’s trauma-care system plan
Arizona’s free enterprise-based trauma system would benefit from increased government control and an updated comprehensive plan, according to a recent report by the American College of Surgeons.
Flu vaccine runs short in Phoenix metro area
Supplies of the flu vaccine are running short at some pharmacies and clinics in the Phoenix area.
Pot dispensaries forced to work on cash basis
Arizona's emerging medical marijuana dispensary industry is being forced to operate on a cash-only basis because banks won't do business with them.
Arizona to allow delays in opening pot dispensaries
Arizona medical marijuana program continues to have growing pains.
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 [...]
First medical marijuana dispensary to open Thursday
More than two years after voters narrowly approved the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, certified patients will be able to buy marijuana from a state-authorized dispensary.
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.
Official: ‘Recreational’ marijuana use inevitable in AZ program
Arizona’s medical marijuana system will have stronger controls than other states, but some people will still exploit it to get the drug for recreational use, the state’s top health official said Wednesday.
Arizona awards certificates for pot dispensaries
Arizona officials used a bingo-style machine with sets of numbered air-blown balls Tuesday as they picked winners from among more than 400 applicants for certificates to run 97 medical marijuana dispensaries around the state.
Arizona AG Horne: medical pot dispensaries illegal
A non-binding legal opinion by Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne warns that federal law means that the state cannot authorize distribution of medical marijuana, but Horne says that doesn't stop the state from holding a lottery Tuesday to award dispensary certificates.
Medical officials say don’t expand AZ marijuana law
Medical officials recommend that Arizona's top public health official deny proposals to expand the state's medical marijuana program, saying it didn't find convincing evidence that the drug helps people in certain cases.
