Things are heating up for Arizona’s marijuana legalization effort
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June 30, 2016
Things are heating up for Arizona’s marijuana legalization effortThings are heating up for Arizona’s marijuana legalization effortThings are heating up for Arizona’s marijuana legalization effort
By Terry Tang, The Associated Press PHOENIX Thousands of signatures to get an initiative legalizing marijuana in Arizona on the November ballot were submi ...
By Terry Tang, The Associated Press PHOENIX Thousands of signatures to get an initiative legalizing marijuana in Arizona on the Novemb ...
Arizona: Marijuana Legalization Poised to Appear on November Ballot
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June 30, 2016
Arizona: Marijuana Legalization Poised to Appear on November BallotArizona: Marijuana Legalization Poised to Appear on November BallotArizona: Marijuana Legalization Poised to Appear on November Ballot
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted 258,582 petition signatures to the Secretary of State on Thursday; 150,642 valid signatures needed to qualify PHOENIX, AZ A citizen initiative to ...
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted 258,582 petition signatures to the Secretary of State on Thursday; 150,642 valid signatures needed to qualify PHOENIX, AZ A c ...
Update: Arizona Supreme Court rules marijuana smell valid for search warrants
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July 11, 2016
Update: Arizona Supreme Court rules marijuana smell valid for search warrantsUpdate: Arizona Supreme Court rules marijuana smell valid for searc...Update: Arizona Supreme Court rules marijuana smell valid for search warrants
By Paul Davenport, Associated Press PHOENIX The mere smell of marijuana can still be the basis for police to obtain a warrant to conduct a search, Arizona ...
By Paul Davenport, Associated Press PHOENIX The mere smell of marijuana can still be the basis for police to obtain a warrant to condu ...
Arizona anti-marijuana campaign going to ‘great lengths’ against legalization
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July 12, 2016
Arizona anti-marijuana campaign going to ‘great lengths’ against legalizationArizona anti-marijuana campaign going to ‘great lengths’ against le...Arizona anti-marijuana campaign going to ‘great lengths’ against legalization
By The Associated Press PHOENIX Opponents of the campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona filed a lawsuit Monday asking a judge to bar the in ...
By The Associated Press PHOENIX Opponents of the campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona filed a lawsuit Monday asking a ...
Taking it to court: Judge to hear challenge of Arizona marijuana legalization initiative
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July 19, 2016
Taking it to court: Judge to hear challenge of Arizona marijuana legalization initiativeTaking it to court: Judge to hear challenge of Arizona marijuana le...Taking it to court: Judge to hear challenge of Arizona marijuana legalization initiative
By Bob Christie, Associated Press PHOENIX An attorney defending from a court challenge an Arizona citizens initiative that would legalize recreational mar ...
By Bob Christie, Associated Press PHOENIX An attorney defending from a court challenge an Arizona citizens initiative that would legal ...
Prop 205: Arizona Marijuana Legalization Measure Qualifies for Ballot
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August 10, 2016
Prop 205: Arizona Marijuana Legalization Measure Qualifies for BallotProp 205: Arizona Marijuana Legalization Measure Qualifies for BallotProp 205: Arizona Marijuana Legalization Measure Qualifies for Ballot
Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona Qualifies for November Ballot as Proposition 205; Advocates to Launch Yes on Prop 205 Campaign Thursday PHOENIX, AZ State officials have informed ...
Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona Qualifies for November Ballot as Proposition 205; Advocates to Launch Yes on Prop 205 Campaign Thursday PHOENIX, AZ State offi ...
Arizona Inches Closer To Marijuana Legalization Vote
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August 11, 2016
Arizona Inches Closer To Marijuana Legalization VoteArizona Inches Closer To Marijuana Legalization VoteArizona Inches Closer To Marijuana Legalization Vote
Photo Kevin Dooley via Cannabis Now The effort to legalize recreational cannabis in Arizona has enough signatures to get on the ballot, but legalization will still need to survive ...
Photo Kevin Dooley via Cannabis Now The effort to legalize recreational cannabis in Arizona has enough signatures to get on the ballot, but legalization will st ...
Flood of Dispensary Applications in Arizona Signals Keen Market Interest
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August 17, 2016
Flood of Dispensary Applications in Arizona Signals Keen Market InterestFlood of Dispensary Applications in Arizona Signals Keen Market Int...Flood of Dispensary Applications in Arizona Signals Keen Market Interest
By John Schroyer Arizona recently opened the door to a new wave of licensing for medical marijuana dispensaries, and got flooded with 750 applications for just 31 permits. It is perhaps the largest ratio ...
By John Schroyer Arizona recently opened the door to a new wave of licensing for medical marijuana dispensaries, and got flooded with 750 applications for just 31 permits. It is perha ...
Arizona Judge Dismisses Marijuana Legalization Opponents’ Lawsuit
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August 19, 2016
Arizona Judge Dismisses Marijuana Legalization Opponents’ LawsuitArizona Judge Dismisses Marijuana Legalization Opponents’ LawsuitArizona Judge Dismisses Marijuana Legalization Opponents’ Lawsuit
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol calls on Yavapai and Maricopa county prosecutors, who were plaintiffs in the lawsuit, to accept the courts ruling and focus on fighting serious crimes instead o ...
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol calls on Yavapai and Maricopa county prosecutors, who were plaintiffs in the lawsuit, to accept the courts ruling and focus on fighting seri ...
Arizona marijuana backers sue over November ballot description
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August 29, 2016
Arizona marijuana backers sue over November ballot descriptionArizona marijuana backers sue over November ballot descriptionArizona marijuana backers sue over November ballot description
PHOENIX Backers of a voter initiative legalizing Arizona marijuana for recreational use are suing Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan over the ballot description voters will see in November. Monda ...
PHOENIX Backers of a voter initiative legalizing Arizona marijuana for recreational use are suing Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan over the ballot description voters will see ...
Arizona will definitely be voting on marijuana legalization in November
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August 31, 2016
Arizona will definitely be voting on marijuana legalization in NovemberArizona will definitely be voting on marijuana legalization in Nove...Arizona will definitely be voting on marijuana legalization in November
By Bob Christie, Associated Press PHOENIX A voter initiative legalizing recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot after the Arizona Supreme Co ...
By Bob Christie, Associated Press PHOENIX A voter initiative legalizing recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot after th ...
Arizona Supreme Court Says Legal Marijuana Measure on Ballot
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August 31, 2016
Arizona Supreme Court Says Legal Marijuana Measure on BallotArizona Supreme Court Says Legal Marijuana Measure on BallotArizona Supreme Court Says Legal Marijuana Measure on Ballot
BYBOB CHRISTIE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX (AP) A voter initiative to legalize recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot after the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a final le ...
BYBOB CHRISTIE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX (AP) A voter initiative to legalize recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot after the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ...
Maker of Deadly Fentanyl Kicks In Half a Million Dollars to Defeat Pot Legalization in Arizona
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September 10, 2016
Maker of Deadly Fentanyl Kicks In Half a Million Dollars to Defeat Pot Legalization in ...Maker of Deadly Fentanyl Kicks In Half a Million Dollars to Defeat ...Maker of Deadly Fentanyl Kicks In Half a Million Dollars to Defeat Pot Legalization in Arizona
Marijuana legalization advocates have long argued that pharmaceutical companies, who could lose out if marijuana is legally available, are some of the staunchest supporters of pot prohibition, and now an ...
Marijuana legalization advocates have long argued that pharmaceutical companies, who could lose out if marijuana is legally available, are some of the staunchest supporters of pot proh ...
Arizona School Officials Endorse Marijuana Legalization Initiative 205
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September 22, 2016
Arizona School Officials Endorse Marijuana Legalization Initiative 205Arizona School Officials Endorse Marijuana Legalization Initiative 205Arizona School Officials Endorse Marijuana Legalization Initiative 205
Arizona School Officials Throw Support Behind Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, Want Voters to Know That Prop. 205 Will Raise Much-Needed Funding for K-12 Education PHOENIX, AZSeveral Arizona ...
Arizona School Officials Throw Support Behind Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, Want Voters to Know That Prop. 205 Will Raise Much-Needed Funding for K-12 Education PHOENI ...
Arizona: Yes on 205 Marijuana Legalization Campaign Launches TV Ads
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September 27, 2016
Arizona: Yes on 205 Marijuana Legalization Campaign Launches TV AdsArizona: Yes on 205 Marijuana Legalization Campaign Launches TV AdsArizona: Yes on 205 Marijuana Legalization Campaign Launches TV Ads
Yes on Prop. 205 Launches Statewide TV Ad Campaign Highlighting the Benefits of Regulating and Taxing Marijuana Like Alcohol PHOENIX, AZ The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol launched a statewid ...
Yes on Prop. 205 Launches Statewide TV Ad Campaign Highlighting the Benefits of Regulating and Taxing Marijuana Like Alcohol PHOENIX, AZ The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol ...
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Backers Want Equal Treatment from State Official Who Forwarded Anti-Marijuana Email
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September 29, 2016
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Backers Want Equal Treatment from State Official Who For...Arizona Marijuana Legalization Backers Want Equal Treatment from St...Arizona Marijuana Legalization Backers Want Equal Treatment from State Official Who Forwarded Anti-Marijuana Email
DES Director Timothy Jeffries came under fire Wednesday for forwarding an email he received from a leader of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy with a link to their claims about marijuana and alcohol; ...
DES Director Timothy Jeffries came under fire Wednesday for forwarding an email he received from a leader of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy with a link to their claims about mar ...
Arizona marijuana legalization could upend years of drug smuggling
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October 11, 2016
Arizona marijuana legalization could upend years of drug smugglingArizona marijuana legalization could upend years of drug smugglingArizona marijuana legalization could upend years of drug smuggling
By Astrid Galvan, The Associated Press NOGALES, Ariz. The hills on the Arizona border with Mexico are steep and bumpy as Paul Estrada drives along the fence, patrolling for drug and human smugglers. ...
By Astrid Galvan, The Associated Press NOGALES, Ariz. The hills on the Arizona border with Mexico are steep and bumpy as Paul Estrada drives along the fence, patrolling for drug an ...
Arizona Debates The Future Of Drug Cartels If It Legalizes Marijuana
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October 11, 2016
Arizona Debates The Future Of Drug Cartels If It Legalizes MarijuanaArizona Debates The Future Of Drug Cartels If It Legalizes MarijuanaArizona Debates The Future Of Drug Cartels If It Legalizes Marijuana
The hills on the Arizona border with Mexico are steep and bumpy as Paul Estrada drives along the fence, patrolling for drug and human smugglers. Passing traffic signs pocked with bullet ...
The hills on the Arizona border with Mexico are steep and bumpy as Paul Estrada drives along the fence, patrolling for drug and human smugglers. Passing traffic sign ...
Uncertainty, rumors after Arizona awards medical marijuana business licenses
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October 12, 2016
Uncertainty, rumors after Arizona awards medical marijuana business licensesUncertainty, rumors after Arizona awards medical marijuana business...Uncertainty, rumors after Arizona awards medical marijuana business licenses
By John Schroyer When Arizona completed a long-awaited second round of medical cannabis business licensinglast week, the states MMJ industrywas left with a host of unanswered questions. Did the bulk ofli ...
By John Schroyer When Arizona completed a long-awaited second round of medical cannabis business licensinglast week, the states MMJ industrywas left with a host of unanswered question ...
What Happens to Mexican Cartels If Legalization Passes in Arizona?
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October 13, 2016
What Happens to Mexican Cartels If Legalization Passes in Arizona?What Happens to Mexican Cartels If Legalization Passes in Arizona?What Happens to Mexican Cartels If Legalization Passes in Arizona?
Mexican cartels are shipping large quantities of pot across the U.S. border daily, and Arizona seems to be their favorite port of entry (POE). Seizures at and between POEs in Arizona have accounted for a ...
Mexican cartels are shipping large quantities of pot across the U.S. border daily, and Arizona seems to be their favorite port of entry (POE). Seizures at and between POEs in Arizona ...
Marijuana Legalization Falls Short In Arizona
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November 09, 2016
Marijuana Legalization Falls Short In ArizonaMarijuana Legalization Falls Short In ArizonaMarijuana Legalization Falls Short In Arizona
The onlyloss of the 2016 marijuana ballot initiatives is in. Arizona's Proposition 205- which would have legalized recreational cannabisin the Grand Canyon State - was defeated by a narrow margin of about ...
The onlyloss of the 2016 marijuana ballot initiatives is in. Arizona's Proposition 205- which would have legalized recreational cannabisin the Grand Canyon State - was defeated by a na ...
Why Arizona's Legalization Initiative Was The Only One That Failed Nationwide
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November 21, 2016
Why Arizona's Legalization Initiative Was The Only One That Failed NationwideWhy Arizona's Legalization Initiative Was The Only One That Failed ...Why Arizona's Legalization Initiative Was The Only One That Failed Nationwide
Two things need to happen in the wake of Arizonas failure to become the 9th state to legalize recreational marijuana on Nov. 8, according to the state director of Arizona NORML. We need to have the campai ...
Two things need to happen in the wake of Arizonas failure to become the 9th state to legalize recreational marijuana on Nov. 8, according to the state director of Arizona NORML. We nee ...
In wake of Arizona recreational pot rejection, here are the state’s latest cannabis market projections
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December 06, 2016
In wake of Arizona recreational pot rejection, here are the state’s latest cannabis mar...In wake of Arizona recreational pot rejection, here are the state’s...In wake of Arizona recreational pot rejection, here are the state’s latest cannabis market projections
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Arizonas medical marijuana market could hit $681 million in sales by 2020, but the states share of the overall U.S. legal cannabis market likely will peak next year, ...
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Arizonas medical marijuana market could hit $681 million in sales by 2020, but the states share of the overall U.S. legal cannabis market likely ...
Arizona Lawmakers to Consider Legalizing Marijuana in 2017
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December 21, 2016
Arizona Lawmakers to Consider Legalizing Marijuana in 2017Arizona Lawmakers to Consider Legalizing Marijuana in 2017Arizona Lawmakers to Consider Legalizing Marijuana in 2017
Scott Gacek | December 22, 2016 PHOENIX, AZ In November, Arizonas Proposition 205 was the only marijuana-related statewide referendumthat didnt pass, being defeated by a slim 51% to 49% vote. Now, just ...
Scott Gacek | December 22, 2016 PHOENIX, AZ In November, Arizonas Proposition 205 was the only marijuana-related statewide referendumthat didnt pass, being defeated by a slim 51% to ...
Chart: Arizona growing into medical marijuana juggernaut
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February 05, 2017
Chart: Arizona growing into medical marijuana juggernautChart: Arizona growing into medical marijuana juggernautChart: Arizona growing into medical marijuana juggernaut
By Eli McVey Rather quietly, it appears, Arizona has grown into one of the largest medical cannabis markets in the nation, behind only California and Michigan in terms of patient counts. The states medi ...
By Eli McVey Rather quietly, it appears, Arizona has grown into one of the largest medical cannabis markets in the nation, behind only California and Michigan in terms of patient coun ...
Cannabis Case Summary: An Arizona Appeal for PTSD Patients
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June 01, 2017
Cannabis Case Summary: An Arizona Appeal for PTSD PatientsCannabis Case Summary: An Arizona Appeal for PTSD PatientsCannabis Case Summary: An Arizona Appeal for PTSD Patients
Todays Cannabis Case Summary looks atan Arizona casethat held against making post-traumatic stress disorders a qualifying medical condition for medical cannabis and the lessons that can be learned from it ...
Todays Cannabis Case Summary looks atan Arizona casethat held against making post-traumatic stress disorders a qualifying medical condition for medical cannabis and the lessons that ca ...
Arizona to Issue Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses
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May 03, 2016
Arizona to Issue Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensary LicensesArizona to Issue Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensary LicensesArizona to Issue Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses
Officials overseeing Arizonas medical marijuana program, which turned five years old last month, announced that they will be accepting applications for additional dispensary licenses to be issued later th ...
Officials overseeing Arizonas medical marijuana program, which turned five years old last month, announced that they will be accepting applications for additional dispensary licenses t ...
Mother’s Day Marijuana Billboards Launched in Arizona
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May 02, 2016
Mother’s Day Marijuana Billboards Launched in ArizonaMother’s Day Marijuana Billboards Launched in ArizonaMother’s Day Marijuana Billboards Launched in Arizona
Ads Targeting Younger Voters Ask: Have You Talked to Your PARENTS About Marijuana? PHOENIX, AZ Backers of an initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Arizona launched a pair of Mothers Day-themed billb ...
Ads Targeting Younger Voters Ask: Have You Talked to Your PARENTS About Marijuana? PHOENIX, AZ Backers of an initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Arizona launched a pair of Moth ...
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