Tag: arizona

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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

People who thought teens would be using marijuana more because of Arizona’s 2010 medical-pot law are wrong, a new study shows. Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
2nd Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Tucson, Arizona

2nd Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Tucson, Arizona

The Green Halo Caregiver Collective opened in Tucson, on Arizona’s south side.  Green Halo currently has about 40 patients.
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
First Rural Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Cochise

First Rural Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Cochise

Arizona owner and operator Cathy Mead is a breast cancer survivor who began to see marijuana in a different light when she witnessed how it helped her...
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December 17, 2012
12/17/2012
Arizona Court of Appeals to Hear Medical Marijuana Case

Arizona Court of Appeals to Hear Medical Marijuana Case

The Arizona Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on a high-profile medical marijuana case on Dec. 20. The Maricopa County Attorney requested that the appellate court...
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December 13, 2012
12/13/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.12)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.12)

04:40pm Another Border Patrol agent goes bad, an Orlando cop power trips his way to trouble, a former Texas cop has problems with sticky fingers, and...
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December 12, 2012
12/12/2012
Marijuana Shot Over Border Fence With Cannon Seized

Marijuana Shot Over Border Fence With Cannon Seized

At least the failed war on cannabis provides never-ending ingenuity to chuckle at: US Border Patrol agents found marijuana inside soup cans inside of larger cans and sealed on...
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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law Upheld

Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law Upheld

Arizona’s medical marijuana law is not pre-empted by federal drug laws because it does not stop the federal government from enforcing its laws, a Superior Court judge...
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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
First Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Set to Open

First Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Set to Open

Arizona’s first legal medical marijuana dispensary is to open in Glendale two years after voters approved the use of the drug to treat certain health problems such...
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.05)

03:42pm Yes, it’s true, medical marijuana dispensaries really are coming in Arizona, and in Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Harborside wins in state court, and Mendocino County ponders a...
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December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
Arizona Marijuana Law Is Constitutional, State Judge Says

Arizona Marijuana Law Is Constitutional, State Judge Says

An Arizona voter-approved law that decriminalizes the possession and sale of marijuana for medical uses isn’t pre-empted by the federal Controlled Substances Act, and therefore is not unconstitutional, a state...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Pot Seized at Border Will Not Be Used Against Teenager

Pot Seized at Border Will Not Be Used Against Teenager

A brick of marijuana that Border Patrol agents found in a boy’s pants while frisking him illegally should have been excluded as evidence, the 9th Circuit ruled...
By: Tim Hull
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

04:16pm Arizona marks a medical marijuana first, there’s an ominous move by the feds in Northern California, Illinois is considering a medical marijuana bill, and that’s...
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November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
First Dispensary for Medical Pot Gets Approval in Tucson, Arizona

First Dispensary for Medical Pot Gets Approval in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson’s first medical marijuana dispensary has received Arizona state approval to open. Now the owner has to decide on a date.
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November 22, 2012
11/22/2012
Weedist is Thankful For…

Weedist is Thankful For…

Happy Thanksgiving Have a smoke, snack on some edibles, or hit the vaporizer and reflect with us on the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

04:02pm Colorado and Washington may have legalized marijuana, but the drug war continues apace. We here record three more deaths in the name of drug prohibition....
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
“Littering” Is New Excuse for Mandatory Federal Checkpoints

“Littering” Is New Excuse for Mandatory Federal Checkpoints

It almost sounds like a headline from The Onion, or a sardonic joke from an apocalyptic novel. But it’s quite true, and dead serious. The American public...
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
Glendale Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Could Be Open as Soon as Friday

Glendale Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Could Be Open as Soon as Friday

A Glendale medical marijuana dispensary will be inspected by state officials on Thursday, and is poised to be the first such establishment to open in Arizona.
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.14)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.14)

04:52pm All eyes may have been on the election last week, but the battles over medical marijuana didn’t go away. Here are the highlights from the...
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November 1, 2012
11/01/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.31)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.31)

06:55pm A California appeals court has made a landmark ruling, the DEA keeps on raiding, and a Montana medical marijuana provider refuses a post-conviction plea bargain,...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity

World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity

When the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers face off in Game One of the World Series tonight, it will be the first time two teams from...
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