Arizona Accepts First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applications

 Posted by at 7:24 PM on May 14, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Medical Marijuana Policy  5 Responses »
May 142012
 
Arizona Accepts First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applications

Arizonans Will Finally Have Reliable Access To Medical Marijuana After 18 months of waiting, today is finally the day for Arizona medical marijuana. Despite countless lawsuits, sporadic raids, and hurdles thrown up by Governor Jan Brewer, the Arizona Department of Health (ADHS) today accepted the first 14 applications to operate lawful medical marijuana dispensaries in Arizona. It’s a great moment for patients, activists, and entrepreneurs alike. Arizona finally has the chance to prove that its tightly regulated dispensary system will stand up to federal muster. The medical marijuana movement is [Continue Reading]

Cannabis Clinical Conference Takes A Step Towards The Mainstream

 Posted by at 10:14 AM on May 1, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  1 Response »
May 012012
 
Cannabis Clinical Conference Takes A Step Towards The Mainstream

By Ellen Komp The mountain went to Mohammed as the seventh National Clinical Conference Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics was held last weekend in Tucson, Arizona by Patients Out of Time (POT). Tucson is home to the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, founded by Dr. Andrew Weil, and he spoke at the event. Weil is the best-selling author of Spontaneous Healing and a world-renowned leader in integrative health. Back in the 1960s, he studied with ethnobotanist Richard Schultes at Harvard, and marijuana was one of his research topics. Weil’s book Marriage [Continue Reading]

Feds Continue To Play Whac-A-Mole With Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

 Posted by at 4:24 PM on April 28, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  5 Responses »
Apr 282012
 
Feds Continue To Play Whac-A-Mole With Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Is A Complete Waste Of Federal Resources At a time when our nation is running on financial fumes, our government continues to waste money destroying local economies in an absurd Whac-a-Mole mission to crackdown on medical marijuana. From tearing the medical marijuana industry down to its foundation in Montana, to running amuck at Oaksterdam U, Uncle Sam has been busy over the last couple of years. Many dispensaries, collectives, cultivation centers, compassion centers, and caregivers have been shuttered by direct federal threats and action. Federal Prosecutors [Continue Reading]

Arizona Considers Allowing Medical Marijuana For PTSD, Anxiety, Migraines, And Depression

 Posted by at 6:52 PM on April 20, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  6 Responses »
Apr 202012
 
Arizona Considers Allowing Medical Marijuana For PTSD, Anxiety, Migraines, And Depression

More good news for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Program on 4-20 as Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Director, Will Humble, announced on his blog: “The voter approved language in the AZ Medical Marijuana Act directs us to periodically accept and evaluate petitions to add new debilitating medical conditions. We’ve made it through the first phase of considering whether to add 4 new debilitating conditions 1) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; 2) Generalized Anxiety Disorder; 3) Migraines; and 4) Depression.” If ADHS approves these new conditions, Arizona would become the first [Continue Reading]

The Green Rush Is On In Arizona: Dispensaries Can Apply For Licenses On May 14th

 Posted by at 7:38 PM on April 11, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  2 Responses »
Apr 112012
 
The Green Rush Is On In Arizona: Dispensaries Can Apply For Licenses On May 14th

By TJ Green After much ado, and many courtroom battles, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced today that hopeful dispensary owners can submit applications starting May 14. The application window will only be open for ten days. Anyone who wants to open a dispensary must submit their application by 5 p.m. on May 25th. According to the latest application report, their are now over 25,000 medical marijuana patients in Arizona. Based on the estimated number of patients in other states, Arizona should have well over 100,000 patients by [Continue Reading]

Majority Of Arizona Medical Marijuana Patients Are Over 40

 Posted by at 9:27 AM on March 20, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  1 Response »
Mar 202012
 
Majority Of Arizona Medical Marijuana Patients Are Over 40

Arizona Medical Marijuana Program Statistics The State of Arizona released new data about who is enrolling in the Arizona medical marijuana program. Contrary to claims by medical marijuana opponents, the range of medical marijuana consumers in Arizona is very diverse. Many medical marijuana opponents always claim that it’s just healthy young people fraudulently obtaining medical marijuana cards. I would point to the fact that a majority of Arizona medical marijuana patients are over the age of 40, and that 99.2% of people that apply get approved. If there is indeed [Continue Reading]

Arizona Medical Marijuana Program One Year Later: Where Is The Marijuana?

 Posted by at 10:41 AM on March 13, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  2 Responses »
Mar 132012
 
Arizona Medical Marijuana Program One Year Later: Where Is The Marijuana?

By TJ Green It’s been well over a year since voters passed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA), but where is the marijuana? Despite its passage back in 2010, many news sources reported that the AMMA failed in the polls. Nonetheless, Governor Brewer signed the AMMA, and the Department of Health Services (AZDHS) studiously went about crafting a set of rules for administering the AMMA. Specifically, AZDHS set additional hurdles for would-be dispensary owners, such as disqualification for unpaid student loans, and a three year residency requirement. All was well [Continue Reading]

Can I Be Fired For Using Medical Marijuana In Arizona?

 Posted by at 2:37 PM on March 7, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  4 Responses »
Mar 072012
 
Can I Be Fired For Using Medical Marijuana In Arizona?

Medical Marijuana In The Arizona Workplace Earlier today I received an e-mail from a medical marijuana patient in Arizona essentially asking if he can get fired for being a medical marijuana patient. He said that he only medicates after work, and stops medicating at least 8 hours before his shift so, as he stated, “my body is medicated but my mind is clear and ready for work.” The answer was actually fairly easy for Ninjasmoker to find, but an interesting thing happened while I was on the phone jumping through [Continue Reading]

First Annual Indoor Grow Expo In Phoenix Sponsored By UGrow

 Posted by at 11:05 PM on February 21, 2012  Major Events  No Responses »
Feb 212012
 
First Annual Indoor Grow Expo In Phoenix Sponsored By UGrow

First Annual Indoor Grow Expo In Phoenix UGrow, a premiere hydroponics and indoor garden center located in central Phoenix, is sponsoring the first annual Indoor Grow Expo to be held at 3535 E. Thomas Rd in Phoenix on Saturday, February 25th, 2012, from 12-4pm. The Indoor Growing Expo will showcase the finest in top quality and cutting edge merchandise from many vendors such as HydroFarm, Sunlight Supply, BWGS, Fox Farm, Smart Pots, General Hydroponics, Botanicaire. The biggest names in the hydroponics industry are sending representatives to Phoenix for this event. [Continue Reading]

Studies Proving Marijuana Has Medical Properties For Rep. Bob Robson

 Posted by at 8:25 PM on February 15, 2012  Marijuana Science, Medical Marijuana Policy  No Responses »
Feb 152012
 
Studies Proving Marijuana Has Medical Properties For Rep. Bob Robson

Rep. Bob Robson Wants Studies That Codify Marijuana As Having Medical Properties? Here You Go Arizona Representative Bob Robson is trying to play the classic political game of sticking his head in the sand and trying to deny the reality that is around him in the hopes that Arizona citizens will forget about medical marijuana. Almost a week ago I read the following excerpt from azcentral.com: “”We’re already tacitly committing this body to recognizing something that doesn’t really exist,” Robson, R-Chandler, said, as he urged the term be struck from [Continue Reading]

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