By Marten Niner C.P.C. Travel to most any medical marijuana dispensary in the State of Arizona and you will meet people who thrive on being at the forefront of a movement which helps so many who suffer. Yet, you will also witness an industry in chaos, where long hours, frustration, turnover and stress are commonplace. …
By: Keith Grevenitz Stigma has always cast its long shadow over medical marijuana and in Arizona this is no exception. Many brave people worked unsuccessfully for years to bring patients legal medicine, until it barely passed with 50.13% of the vote in November, 2010. With half of Arizona voters against the measure, it was only …
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Genifer Murray is one of the leading figures in the rapidly growing legal cannabis industry, and she is co-founder of a cannabis inspired jewelry company that is headquartered right here in the Valley of the Sun. She is considered to be both a pioneer and an influential leader in the industry, and was the first …
By: Gary Michael Smith, Esq. As the current president of the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association, as well as having been a litigator for the past 25 years, I see and participate in a lot of court cases. Given the combined pressures of the scales of money involved, the vagaries of cultivation, IRS Regulation 280(e), Federal …
By: Amy Donohue Networking. You either love it, or you hate it. Either way, if you are in the cannabis industry in 2018, it’s crucial for your brand or business. The modern cannabis industry has been built on networking, whether in person at events, or on social media. We don’t have the luxury of being …
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Jennifer Miles 290 East Roosevelt Street #516 Phoenix, AZ 85004 jennifer@cannakula.com (602) 334-019 MITA NEWSLETTER ARTICLE: Like a Phoenix Rising, A New Marijuana Mindfulness Movement Emerges in Arizona By JDMiles According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), people have used marijuana, or cannabis, to treat their ailments for at least 3,000 years. Historians date …
Cannabis produces dozens of different known cannabinoids, like THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) & CBD (cannabidiol). CBD provides many of the same benefits that come with THC, which include being anti-inflammatory, anti-psychotic, anti-oxidant, anti-convulsant, boost immune system, help maintain nervous system, loss of appetite, addictions & symptoms of withdrawal, various skin problems, and seizures just to name a …
In 2017, Mexican President Peña-Nieto legalized cannabis for medical use. Mexico’s Health Department is currently finalizing regulations, before opening Mexico to cannabis imports. “The brands that enter this nascent industry early are in for a windfall when Mexico explodes early next year,” says Tim Sultan of CannaBiz International. Some industry experts have said that the …
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By: Gary Michael Smith, Esq. If the Trump Administration’s antics made you swear off news for the past few months, you may have missed the bombshell that exploded at the end of June, when the Arizona Court of Appeals issued a split-decision deeming all extracted and concentrated marijuana products outside the protection of the Arizona …
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Here in Arizona, the “Concentrates Crisis” has continued to dominate the industry since the appellate court ruling one month ago. Lawyers, dispensary owners and advocates have been scrambling to prepare legal defenses. Noted appellate court lawyer, Robert Mandel, has been brought in and filed a continuance in the case. Select organizations such as the ACLU …
