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County Will Let Marijuana Offenders Off The Hook If They Obtain A Card After Arrest

County Will Let Marijuana Offenders Off the Hook If They Get a Card After Arrest Anyone who gets arrested in Maricopa County on a simple marijuana possession charge can apply for a medical marijuana card to avoid prosecution, according to new rules by County Attorney Allister Adel. “In cases where the defendant was not in compliance …

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Arizona Wins $22.5 Million Judgment Against NJ Vaping Firm

Arizona Wins $22.5 Million Judgment Against NJ Vaping Firm PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general has obtained a $22.5 million judgment against a New Jersey-based vaping company along with a court order permanently barring the company from selling its products in the state. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the judgment against Eonsmoke on Friday. The …

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Rulings Move Cannabis (Prop 207), Justice Reform Measures Closer To Ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County judges on Friday rejected challenges to two proposed voter initiatives, one implementing criminal sentencing reform and the other legalizing recreational marijuana. If the rulings are upheld after expected appeals to the state Supreme Court and if enough qualifying signatures are certified by the Secretary of State in the coming weeks, …

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Legalization Updates – High Times in the Grand Canyon State

“Fifty-four percent of registered voters in Arizona approve adult-use marijuana legalization while only 33 percent oppose the idea, according to a recent poll from OH Predictive Insights. High voter turnout for 2020 could make it the twelfth state to legalize marijuana.” OH Predictive Insights: High Times in the Grand Canyon State Almost 2:1 of Arizona registered voters are …

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Illegal Cannabis Deliveries Targeted

BY ALLISON STEIN A new Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) sting operation on unlicensed medical cannabis delivery companies got under way the 1st week of September. The story broke early September 14th, almost a full week later. On Sept 5th, MCSO encountered multiple illegal cannabis distribution operations, willing to break the laws to deliver medical …

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MCSO arrests 14 in undercover marijuana delivery sting in Phoenix area

Make sure you’re careful and remember you cannot accept money or cash in exchange for cannabis or extracts unless you are a licensed Arizona dispensary. Unless you want to risk going to jail. This just dropped this week. “The AMMA does not authorize anyone but a licensed nonprofit dispensary to sell or deliver marijuana or …

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MCSO Responds to ACN Article on Cop-Made Concentrates

ACN STAFF Last week, Arizona Cannabis News (ACN) published a bombshell article that alleged the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has a program where law enforcement officers were making concentrated marijuana products. This week ACN reporter Allison Stein received an email from Calbert Gillett, MCSO Public Information Officer, confirming our report. Yes, cop-made concentrates are …

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MCSO Officers Now Making Their Own Concentrates

BY ALLISON STEIN When cannabis attorney Tom Dean’s office hosted an Arizona NORML meeting discussing the Smart and Safe Arizona initiative on Wednesday, Aug 14, Dean announced yet another new issue arising from the notorious “Jones Case.” According to Dean, legal counsel to Arizona NORML, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO) is now running their …

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