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AZDHS adopts final rules as of January 15th for the adult-use cannabis Prop 207 licensing program

Adult-Use Marijuana (Exempt) As part of the election in November 2020, voters approved Proposition 207, establishing A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.2, relating to “the responsible adult use, regulation and taxation of marijuana.” A.R.S. § 36-2854 requires the Department to adopt rules to implement and enforce A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.2, for regulating “marijuana, marijuana products, …

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65% of Arizona voters are in favor of legalization, up 9% from the previous year.

Growing Like A Weed By Keith Grevenitz What a nightmare this year has been. Nationwide unemployment rates are teetering around 15 percent. Restaurants are shuttering in droves. Covid-19 has hogtied the world economy. GNC, Chuckie Cheese, J.C. Penney, Hertz, 24 Hour Fitness, J. Crew, Neiman Marcus, Pier 1, and Gold’s Gym are some iconic American …

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Arizona’s Smart and Safe Marijuana Initiative Gets More Support

By, Tim Sultan https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsultan/ IG: SultanOfCannabis https://www.instagram.com/sultanofcannabis/ On March 10th, The Phoenix New Times reported that Arizona’s chances at legalizing pot for everyone 21 and over just got even better.  The last renegade group threatening to block the current initiative, Smart and Safe AZ, announced that it has decided to support Smart and Safe after …

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Arizona Talks Presents: “The Economics of Cannabis” November 23rd at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

PHOENIX, Ariz. (November 14, 2019) – Arizona Talks, an organization focused on influencing social change and education through innovative programs and events, in collaboration with Students for Sensible Drug Policy, will host “The Economics of Cannabis,” from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, November 23, at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 111 E. Taylor St., in …

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Baby Bash Vapen Collab Comes To AZ

“Vapen MJ” a fully integrated agricultural technology, services, and property management company in the regulated cannabis industry, today announced a new product collaboration with Mexican-American rapper and singer Baby Bash. Vapen is releasing a “Baby Bash Powered by Vapen” line of Vapen Pen Batteries and Bash Berry, a new cannabis cartridge flavor. The batteries, available in gold and …

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ADA Pres. on Concentrate Allotments

BY ALLISON STEIN Arizona’s cannabis community remains poised on the edge of their seats regarding what’s going on with our concentrate allotments following the Supreme Court ruling in the Jones case. We’re waiting to hear from the state of course, but also looking to the Arizona Dispensary Association (ADA). Although we’ve contacted the ADA many …

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Passing the Test, part 6: Patient Zero–How Jim Morrison’s Errl Cup Sparked the Testing Movement

BY MIKEL WEISSER No, before you ask, Jim Morrison is not dead. And, “Errl” isn’t misspelled either, thank you very much. What Morrison’s brainchild, The Errl Cup, is however, is Arizona’s most popular, more important medical marijuana event series. This July 13th in Northern Phoenix the festivities will kick off on Morrison’s eighth Errl Cup …

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Passing the Test, Part 2: Basic Primer on Testing and Its Many Incomprehensible Terms

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BY MIKEL WEISSER 61 Tons, one gram at a time When you or I “sample” or “test” cannabis, it usually involves twisting one up and burning it down. That process is called “organoleptic testing,” meaning tested based on tasting. (And that’s just one testing-related word you didn’t know you didn’t know.) Aside from the weed, …

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