MITA Newsletter articles Concentrates Sept. 10th Robert Mandel filed the Supreme Court appeal in the Jones cases (the concentrates case). The Yavapai prosecutors are required to file their response before the end of Oct. and the amicus briefs are facing a similar deadline. Prosecutors in Yavapai, Pinal, Pima, Apache and Navajo Counties have all charged …
By: Mikel Weisser MITA-AZ, the leading voice in the AZ marijuana industry, is inviting YOU! You are invited to join us at the 2019 AZ-NORML Lobby Day at the Capitol. They have scheduled 25 meetings for interested cannabis consumers and business people on Feb. 7, 2019 at the Arizona State Capitol with more than a …
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By: ACM Staff “It’s no longer a dream. We did it and now we’re doing it. Now every day is the dream.” That’s what Shane Donaway says about his personal rags to riches success with his tiny startup LeafOps. LeafOps, the two-person company he started with his sister-in-law Stephanie Yarbrough has now grown to more …
By the ACM staff: Destinee Blanco, Kurt Browning, Virgil Hunter, Anthony Petersen, Larissa Ybarra, and Mikel Weisser Here at the Arizona Cannabis Monthly, one of our favorite parts of working with Arizona’s cannabis community is getting to experience the some of amazing products the industry is constantly creating. We love the wide variety of products …
Authors: Destinee Blanco, Larissa Ybarra, Scott Novy, Tamiko Yoshimura Lake Havasu’s Farm Fresh dispensary continues to innovate with their Insangu brand product line. This week we got to try out a couple of their more fun products: a yummy kief covered preroll and one of their custom-blended vape cartridges, Blue Dream. This time we brought …
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By: Mikel Weisser Opening Week Avalanche of Cannabis Bills We have been following the AZ state legislature for six years now and have never seen such an avalanche of cannabis related bills in the opening week at the Capitol. Seventeen cannabis-related bills came in in the opening week. In addition to fourteen that impact AZ’s cannabis laws, …
By: Mikel Weisser In the very first week of the new legislative session, the AZ State Legislature began the process of attempting to solve the AZ Concentrates Crisis by filing a bill to change the state’s criminal laws regarding marijuana. As previously reported, confusion over the cannabis definition, commonly referred to as the Jones Case, has resulted …
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By: Mikel Weisser After months of agonizing, Arizona’s medical marijuana community finally learned the Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear the infamous Rodney Jones Concentrates Case, which will determine whether cannabis concentrate products are considered protected under AMMA, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Expect oral arguments to begin in March, as the state awaits …
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Arizona Supreme Court Accepts Review of State v. Jones And Sets Oral Argument By: Gary Michael Smith, Esq. News of Rodney Jones’ conviction sent shock waves through the industry, and the Court of Appeals decision upholding his conviction was downright seismic. Now that the Arizona Supreme Court accepted review of State v. Jones let’s recap the basics: …
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It’s written somewhere that every publication on the planet MUST start each new year with some kind of year-in-review article. Well, we’re no exception. 2018 was a huge news year for AZ Cannabis. Here’s some of the highlights: Top 5 2018 National Marijuana News Stories Canada Legalizes—OK, you’re right, that technically qualifies as international, but …
