BY MIKEL WEISSER “AMMA defines “marijuana” as “all parts of [the] plant.” § 36-2801(8). The word “all,” one of the most comprehensive words in the English language, means exactly that.”—Arizona Supreme Court Kinda says it all, huh? Tuesday, May 28th at precisely 10am, the Arizona Supreme Court announced its decision on the Jones Case and …
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(Notes from the Jones Case Supreme Court Hearing) BY MIKEL WEISSER The most-watched court case in all Arizona marijuana lived up to its name March 19th, as the Arizona State Supreme Court held the Jones Case oral arguments at the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law to an absolutely packed house. When the dust …
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BY MIKEL WEISSER In front of an audience packed with medical marijuana patients, HB2149, the cannabis definitions bill designed to solve the concentrates crisis has sailed through committee with a strong 5-2 vote. The bill sponsored by LD21’s Rep. Tony Rivero (R), clarifies that “cannabis concentrates” are simply products extracted from …
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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: Gary Michael Smith, Esq. If the Trump Administration’s antics made you swear off news for the past few months, you may have missed the bombshell that exploded at the end of June, when the Arizona Court of Appeals issued a split-decision deeming all extracted and concentrated marijuana products outside the protection of the Arizona …
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