March 2019

Arizona’s LLC Laws Are Being Replaced –You Need to Update Your Operating Agreements

BY: GARY MICHAEL SMITH, ESQ. AND J. PHILLIP GLASSCOCK, ESQ. (AND CPA, RETIRED) Arizona has a new limited liability company act that will have two effective dates, the earliest of which is September 1, 2019. These new laws will impact all existing and future LLCs, especially those that do not have operating agreements. Every dispensary …

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CBD and Exercise: Deciphering Fact vs. Fiction

CBD & Hemp, Health & Wellness / By azcn

BY JENNY CORSO, CHIEF SCIENTIST, DARWIN BRANDS “If exercise could be packed into a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.” – Dr. Robert Butler, Founder, National Institutes on Aging If asked, I wonder what Dr. Butler would say about cannabidiol (CBD), or the combined use of …

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652 23:59:59! (2020 Countdown Begins)

Arizona, Policy / Legislature / By MWeisser

[wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=”Days” text_for_hour=”Hours” text_for_minut=”Minutes” text_for_second=”Seconds” countdown_end_type=”date” end_date=”31-12-2020 23:59″ start_time=”1553787111″ end_time=”0,1,1″ action_end_time=”hide” content_position=”center” top_ditance=”10″ bottom_distance=”10″ countdown_type=”circle” font_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”#81d742″ circle_size=”130″ circle_border=”5″ border_radius=”8″ font_size=”30″ countdown_font_famaly=”monospace” animation_type=”none” ]AZ Legalization Success[/wpdevart_countdown] 4 Take Aways BY MIKEL WEISSER You can finally stop holding your breath, 2020 has “officially begun.” Last Wednesday, ADA president Steve White (Harvest Health & Recreational) set the …

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Product Review: Select Elite Vape Cartridges

Product Reviews / By azcn

BY ACM STAFF There’s reason the vaping public selected Select as one of the biggest brands in America: they’re good. The company’s won multiple awards, including Dope Industry Awards’ Best Concentrate Company, according to Leafly. Though Select’s wide variety of CBD products are available nationwide, here in Arizona, thx to their connection to the gargantuan …

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Industry Survival Tips: Stressed and Sleepless

Guest Features, Health & Wellness / By azcn

BY JENNIFER MILES, FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF CANNAKULA The cannabis industry is a constantly shifting mix of exhilaration and uncertainty about the future. Many industry professionals are swept up in the flow of this transformation…but growth is never easy or stress free. Maintaining a high stress level has a high price tag. Work stress, family …

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Mandel Brings His A-Game, Polk No Shows–Justice Laughs

Featured Homepage, Policy / Legislature / By MWeisser

(Notes from the Jones Case Supreme Court Hearing) BY MIKEL WEISSER The most-watched court case in all Arizona marijuana lived up to its name March 19th, as the Arizona State Supreme Court held the Jones Case oral arguments at the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law to an absolutely packed house. When the dust …

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The Buzz About THCA Crystals

Cannabis 101, Guest Features, Product Reviews / By azcn

BY ALLISON STEIN “Diamonds”, “Crystals” and “Gems.” No, it’s not a new jewelry store, it’s the newest cannabis craze. Pioneering in AZ in 2017, Tru-Med, Phoenix Cannabis Co., and MPX were among the first laboratories to manufacture the super concentrate. Today it seems everyone has jumped on a ‘diamonds brand wagon’. Bloom dispensary hit the …

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Common Misconceptions About Arizona Marijuana Laws: an FAQ for You

Arizona, Business, Featured Homepage, Health & Wellness, Policy / Legislature / By azcn

BY CHRIS WEATHERALL, KIND MEDS AND ACM STAFF Since the passage of Arizona’s medical marijuana laws in 2010, patients have had a host of misconceptions about the use of medical marijuana in the state. Arizona’s laws are stricter than those in surrounding states that allow recreational consumption of marijuana, so it’s important to debunk some of …

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Reveal Week Begins!

Policy / Legislature / By MWeisser

Three Big Developments in AZ MJ This Week. What You Need to Know BY MIKEL WEISSER Some weeks are just more interesting than others. On TV, they call it “Sweeps Week,” where all the top shows show off their most anticipated episodes. In AZ Marijuana, this week will hold more high-level landscape altering events than …

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Hemp Biz Urges USDA to Act on Bringing Farm Bill Fixes in 2019

Policy / Legislature / By azcn

BY DR. LLOYD COVENS More than 45 speakers from around the US joined in on the first US Department of Agriculture “listening webinar,” seeking action to bring some provisions of the new Farm Bill into immediate effect. The three-hour event (March 13) heard farmers, tribal members, regulators, equipment makers and new potential entrants all express …

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