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Nov 4, 2022

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk to retire at year’s end

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk announced Friday that she is retiring after a long career that included a high-profile trial in a deadly sweat lodge ceremony and an aggressive campaign against synthetic drugs.

May 28, 2019

Medical marijuana to include extracts and resins, Arizona Supreme Court rules

Marijuana extracts and resin are legal to possess and use under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday, reversing a lower court’s decision.

Apr 3, 2019

One county’s take on medical marijuana makes some users criminals

Roughly 100 hundred miles – the distance between Phoenix and Prescott – meant the difference between a felony arrest and freedom to use medical marijuana for Adam Hight.

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Mar 19, 2019

Supreme Court questions prosecutor on legality of marijuana extracts as medicine

The question of whether edibles and other extracts are protected under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act could come down to what is considered usable marijuana.

Oct 22, 2018

State seeks to outlaw hashish for medical marijuana patients

In new court filings, Attorney General Mark Brnovich contends that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act approved by voters in 2010 legalized only the use of the leaves and flowers and preparations of them by those who have a doctor's recommendation to use the drug.

May 20, 2014

Arizona attorney general Horne gets more time to pay

Arizona AttorneyArizona Attorney General Tom Horne has been given more time to pay back $400,000 in donations for his 2010 campaign for office. General Tom Horne has been given more time to pay back $400,000 in donations for his 2010 campaign for office.

Attorney General Tom Horne and his former campaign consultant Kathleen Winn testify regarding alleged campaign finance violations. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Apr 14, 2014

Judge sides with Horne in campaign finance case

An administrative law judge recommended the dismissal of the campaign finance allegations against Attorney General Tom Horne and a key aide, giving the embattled attorney general a shield against some of the most damaging criticism he faces as he fights for reelection.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne listens to opening arguments from Yavapai Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Kreutzberg, in a hearing into allegations that Horne and political ally Kathleen Winn, violated campaign finance laws. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Mar 13, 2014

Horne attorneys want FBI agent’s testimony tossed

Lawyers for Attorney General Tom Horne and ally Kathleen Winn alleged that an FBI agent who served as the prosecution’s key witness against them in their campaign finance case perjured himself on the witness stand and that his testimony should be thrown out.

Jan 27, 2014

Settlement conference scheduled in Horne campaign finance case

The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office has scheduled an informal settlement conference in the campaign finance case against Attorney General Tom Horne.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jan 21, 2014

Horne seeks settlement conference in campaign finance case

Attorney General Tom Horne is asking for a settlement conference in his campaign finance case, just weeks before an administrative law judge will hear oral arguments on the allegations against him and a top aide.

Oct 7, 2009

Special prosecutor hired in Stapley probe

A high-profile Washington lawyer has been appointed as special prosecutor in an investigation into possible criminal acts by Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley.

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