Here are some of the changes for 2020: A licensed laboratory will need to test products from growers and distributors by Nov. 1, 2020. SB 1494 reads, in part, that dispensaries must test “marijuana and marijuana products for medical use to determine unsafe levels of microbial contamination, heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, growth regulators and …
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”Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, says “there’s nothing to prevent” cultivators from using Eagle 20, a fungicide, on marijuana plants. ” Sen Sonny Borrelli is working tirelessly to improve the state regulation of medical marijuana in Arizona for patients. SB 1016 and SB 1017, taken together, are designed to ensure the Department of Revenue …
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BY ACM STAFF In a surprise move, the House Democratic Caucus successfully blocked progress on SB1024, a revenue reporting bill sponsored by Lake Havasu Republican, Sen Sonny Borrelli. The bill would require DHS to share dispensary revenue data with the state Dept of Revenue. The bill was created in reaction to a 2018 expose that …
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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 …
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 …
