Arizona medical marijuana dispensaries add health precautions, creating lines in parking lots
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana March 23, 2020 0
Long lines have been forming at Arizona’s medical marijuana dispensaries, but it’s not necessarily from a rush on sales during the coronavirus pandemic. Dispensaries, which remain open, are taking some extra precautions like limiting the number of customers inside at once. At Nature’s Medicines dispensary on McDowell Road, that... Read more
Arizona’s biggest marijuana company just got bigger and has plans for major national growth
ArizonaMarijuana Industry News February 20, 2020 0
Harvest Health and Recreation, Arizona’s biggest medical-marijuana operator, said on Wednesday it has acquired three shops run by competitor Arizona Natural Selections, giving Harvest 14 of the 120 or so operating retail stores in the state. The companies didn’t disclose the price, other than to say Tempe-based Harvest acquired... Read more
Arizona climate blamed for ‘off the charts’ THC failure in first hemp crops
ArizonaIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 21, 2020 0
Arizona producers might have geography to blame for joining hemp farmers across the country who have had to destroy their 2019 crops after the plants tested positive for elevated levels of THC. About 41% of the state’s hemp plants tested above the 0.3% legal THC limit, according to the Arizona... Read more
Opposition Is Minimal (So Far) in the Recreational Cannabis Effort for 2020 in Arizona
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana January 18, 2020 0
Arizona’s recreational cannabis ballot initiative already has surpassed 150,000 signatures, according to the Smart and Safe Arizona campaign. The number, confirmed by Stacy Pearson at Strategies 360, the PR firm running the campaign, shouldn’t surprise anyone. With over $1.6 million in funding, the political action committee formed to push the... Read more
New Cannabis Group In Arizona Opposes Recreational Pot Initiative, Plots An Alternative
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana October 1, 2019 0
A new marijuana industry group intends to fight a planned initiative for recreational marijuana in Arizona and work with the state Legislature to bring a competing proposal to the 2020 ballot. The Smart and Safe Arizona Act filed with the state in August leaves out key industry players and prioritizes the... Read more
Legalized recreational marijuana draws closer to public vote in Arizona
ArizonaMarijuana Industry News August 10, 2019 0
Backers of legal recreational marijuana took the first steps Friday to putting the issue on the 2020 ballot. The initiative crafted by supporters and financed by the current and would-be seller would allow anyone age 21 and up to buy and possess up to an ounce of marijuana or... Read more
