By: Mikel Weisser, staff writer In what is likely to be one of the biggest advances in Arizona agriculture this decade, last May, Arizona’s state legislature approved Industrial Hemp as an agricultural crop beginning August 2019. Arizona became the thirtieth (30th) State to adopt an industrial hemp program. To make the State program work, the …
Planting Seeds: Arizona’s New Hemp Commission Hones Regulations Read More »
By: Mikel Weisser, staff writer The long-rumored age of “Big Marijuana” has finally reached Arizona and it turns out to be a very good thing. The same month that Altria, the parent company of Phillip-Morris, maker of Marlboro, plunked down a hefty $1.8 billion to stake their claim in the US cannabis market, two of …
Land of the Giants: Curaleaf & MedMen Move into AZ’s Marijuana Market Read More »
By: Mikel Weisser, staff writer This month, Arizona’s very first medical marijuana dispensary reaches a new milestone. Arizona Organix celebrates its Sixth Anniversary. The Glendale location first opened its doors on Dec 6, 2012. Back in the day, founders Ryan Wells and father and son team Bill and Ben Myer faced stiff opposition. When the …
