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Arizona Court Clears the Air on Dispensary Locations—But Will SB1105 Snuff It Out?

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In October 2024, the Arizona Court of Appeals rolled up a bold decision, ruling that medical marijuana dispensaries can legally sprout up near preschools. The court’s ruling was rooted in the voter-approved Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA), which makes a clear distinction between “schools” and “preschools.” This decision upheld a 2016 dispensary license that lit …

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Jones Case Far from Over Concentrate Allotment Update

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BY ALLISON STEIN Ripples are still rolling from the Rodney Jones Case which hit the cannabis community like a tidal wave starting in June of 2018. The Jones case actually began in Yavapai County Superior Court in 2013, when Sheila Polk, the Yavapai County Attorney, charged Rodney Jones with narcotic drug possession for having dispensary bought hash. Jones appealed …

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MCSO arrests 14 in undercover marijuana delivery sting in Phoenix area

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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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Testing Advisory Council Wants You!

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“Senate Bill 1494 requires the Department to establish an advisory council to provide recommendations to the Department regarding medical marijuana testing. The Department is required to submit a report of the advisory council’s findings and recommendations by December 31, 2019.” When SB1494 passed, it passed not only a 2-year mmj cards but passed mandatory testing …

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MCSO Officers Now Making Their Own Concentrates

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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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Doubling Up: Certification Clinics React to Two-Year Card Extension

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BY MIKEL WEISSER Even though it was kept under the radar until after Governor Ducey signed it, the two-year card provision of SB1494 seems like it had to be good news for all involved. Patients get their annual cards extended to two years, literally cutting their card costs in half. DHS saves on their administrative …

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Cannabis and Custody

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Arizona Medical Marijuana Patients Guide to Family and Dependency Courts & Law BY ALLISON STEIN Custodial and parental rights fundamentally impact every household. The Arizona Department of Child Safety’s (DCS) Facebook page it states that 600 children are in need of foster care in any given month. Those are children DCS has chosen to remove from parents …

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DHS Releases 2018 Medical Marijuana Report

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The Arizona Department of Health Medical Marijuana Program has just released their annual audit of the program. With more than 193,000 patients in the program, Arizona has the 3rd largest medical program in the country and generated over half a billion dollars in sales. Click here to read the report  DHS19-107_Report –ACM Staff

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