ORIGINAL REPORTING By BRUCE KENNEDY for Leafly Note it on your calendar: Thursday, August 8, marks the second annual observance of National CBD Day. Wait, is National CBD Day really a thing? If it’s a thing, how did it become a thing? For decades now cannabis enthusiasts have marched, rallied, and gotten elevated on April 20, …
ORIGINAL REPORTING BY ALYSSA HOLLEY FOR LEAF DESK BROUGHT TO YOU BY ACM STAFF A recent study by Green Entrepreneur demonstrates what the fastest growing cannabis products currently are. “Back in 2014, whole flower was by far the most popular product and, naturally, the technologies of choice for consumption were pipes, bongs, and rolling papers. Just …
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Arizona Medical Marijuana Patients Guide to Family and Dependency Courts BY ALLISON STEIN The life of an expecting parent can be chaotic with so many things to stress and worry about. From doctor’s appointments with glucose tests, to gift registries, baby shower planning, and then preparing your house for your new baby – it’s a …
BY ALLISON STEIN Imagine those precious bonding moments in the hospital with your newborn baby. One of the happiest days of your life, the first page in your child’s baby book. Now imagine them ripped out and thrown in the trash, when you hear a knock on the door echo through the room. Expecting it …
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 …
BY JARED PAGE, ACM contributor PHOENIX – A bill that establishes sanitary standards and product testing at Arizona medical marijuana dispensaries, and another that prioritizes licensing for dispensaries in rural areas advanced Wednesday at the state Senate. The two medicinal cannabis-related bills (SB1286 & SB1494), along with SCR1021, a concurrent resolution calling for — among …
Federal Court Affirms AMMA Patients Protected Against Employment Discrimination BY: GARY MICHAEL SMITH, ESQ. Valentine’s Day came early this year and brought with it some AMMA patient-rights love. On February 7th, Judge James Teilborg of Arizona’s Federal District Court ruled on summary judgment that AMMA grants AMMA patients the right to sue their employers, if those employers discriminate …
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5 Cannabis Reform Bills to Heard at Capitol Next Wednesday, Hemp Bill Heading to Governor BY MIKEL WEISSER After years of being “guaranteed non-starters,” this week the AZ State Legislature announced five MORE medical marijuana bills will be heard in committee next week. The concentrates crisis, patient card costs, rural dispensary struggles, fingerprint cards …
By Dr. Lloyd Covens, 420 West Weekly Hemp Transporters Jailed for Hot Hemp While 9 of 11 hemp samples from the Oklahoma transport truck found the DEA test reporting at or under 0.03% THC– two African men remain in the Pawhuska, Oklahoma jail, now in their 4th week of incarceration. Beyond their “go-fund-me” page attempting …
By ACM Staff How do you burn the black market? Beat ‘em at their own game. The long battle between the underground economy and Arizona’s legal medical marijuana industry may be taking a decisive turn. In Dec. the Arizona Department of Health Services reported that 2018 set Arizona MMJ sales records on fire, burning through …
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