BY MIKEL WEISSER Despite the challenges AZ’s oddly written medical marijuana program created for Desert Valley Testing and Delta Verde Labs, the companies adapted to the ecosystem and thrived, even though, at any time, their facilities could have been raided and their employees charged with possession with intent to distribute. Before the passage of SB1494 …
BY MIKEL WEISSER Rounding out the valley’s assorted testing options are two companies that are family affairs: KB Labs and Pure Labs Labs. In both cases learning about cannabis proved a turning point. For Boaz Lerer of KB Labs, the research meant looking into the newest canna-research out of his own home country of Israel. …
Hard-Fought Comprehensive AMMA Reform Package Heading to Governor after Unanimous Vote BY MIKEL WEISSER In what can only be described as a marathon fight down to the final possible hour, Monday night, at ten till midnight, the Arizona Senate gave its final unanimous approval to SB1494, Sen David Gowan’s hard fought for testing bill. The …
BY MIKEL WEISSER Congratulations Arizona, you now have a medical marijuana program with testing requirements on all cannabis products. According to sources at the Capitol, late Friday afternoon, Governor Doug Ducey called Sen David Gowan to congratulate him on SB1494, as he signed the bill into law. The finished cannabis testing package was the work …
BY MIKEL WEISSER “AMMA defines “marijuana” as “all parts of [the] plant.” § 36-2801(8). The word “all,” one of the most comprehensive words in the English language, means exactly that.”—Arizona Supreme Court Kinda says it all, huh? Tuesday, May 28th at precisely 10am, the Arizona Supreme Court announced its decision on the Jones Case and …
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BY ACM STAFF Arizona’s Hemp Industry Trade Association (HITA) holds its second monthly meeting this week at the Scottsdale OdySea. The event comes the same week that the industrial hemp program committee wrapped up their work for the program’s much anticipated June 1st launch. HITA founder Sully Sullivan is thrilled his organization is getting up …
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BY MIKEL WEISSER A moderately-sized, unusually subdued crowd was on hand for the final public hearing on the regulations for the state’s brand new hemp program Monday May 20th. Held downtown in the gorgeous Armstrong Great Hall a the Beus Center for Law and Society at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, this was …
Unforeseens Aside, US Hemp Production to Double This Year BY DR. LLOYD COVENS According to several industry experts, a major expansion for US hemp farming has arrived for Spring planting season—but concerns remain among the AG community over final rules under the 2018 Farm Bill—as well as a myriad of crop outcome issues. For both returning …
Hemp Committee Final Meeting May 20, Program Starts June 1 BY MIKEL WEISSER It all comes down to one final meeting for AZ’s Ag Dept Industrial Hemp committee. This week Industrial Hemp Program Manager, Brian McGrew, announced the date of their final committee meeting on May 20th to complete regulations for the eagerly awaited program …
Legislative inaction could jeopardize patient safety A GUEST COLUMN BY MATT ROBERTS Scottsdale, AZ – Thirty-three of thirty-four states who have approved the use of medical marijuana have also required mandatory testing to ensure patient safety. Guess which state doesn’t? As Arizona lawmakers close in on an agreement to require independent third parties analyze the …
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