Over the past several decades, the debate has continued over marijuana and the criminal laws that apply to it. As of today, around three quarters of the states have legalized marijuana in one form or another – either for medical or recreational use, or both. At the...
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Medical Marijuana
Arizona Court Rules Medical Marijuana Does Not Include Hashish
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled late last month that patients holding valid medical marijuana cards can still face criminal prosecution for possession of hashish. For those Arizonans who always assumed the two substances were essentially the same, the ruling comes...
Arizona Supreme Court Nixes Law Banning Medical Marijuana on College Campus
Just over a year ago, we reported in our blog ("Court Says No to College Ban on Medical Marijuana") that the Arizona Court of Appeals had examined the legislature’s attempt to ban medical marijuana on college campuses. The legislative ban was seen by the court as an...
Court Says No to College Ban on Medical Marijuana
History of Attempts to Legalize Marijuana for Medical Use in Arizona Medical marijuana has had a rather tortured history in Arizona. When Proposition 203 was finally passed by the voters in 2010, it was actually the fourth time that the issue was on the ballot. Here...
Phoenix Police Raid “Fake” Medical Marijuana Dispensary
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Three men are under arrest for what police say was the operation of a fake medical marijuana dispensary in Phoenix. According to reports, the men were selling marijuana, as...
Maricopa County Files Petition on Medical Marijuana Ruling
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] This past Friday, Maricopa County filed a petition with the Arizona Supreme Court to bypass the Court of Appeals and have its appeal of the recent medical marijuana decision...