Legislation proposed in Arizona would provide millions of dollars in grant funding to expand research into psilocybin––the primary psychoactive component in magic mushrooms––as a potential treatment for certain mental health conditions. The bill, introduced by a Republican lawmaker and backed by Democrats, “would put $30 million in grants over... Read more
Drugs on demand, straight from a jail guard, were shut down by the sheriff at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix, Arizona. According to Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone, a detention officer was arrested for attempting to bring methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix, Arizona.... Read more
There is a Grand Canyon-sized gulf between medical cannabis and recreational marijuana in Arizona. Sales of medical marijuana continue to decline, while adult-use pot sales are climbing.  The latest figures to be released by the Arizona Department of Revenue found that taxable medical cannabis sales totaled $31.3 million for... Read more
Green Dot Labs plants Arizona flag with first new market expansion
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The Flower Shop Looks Beyond Arizona and Utah
Arizona-based TFS Brands, aka The Flower Shop, began life as SKY Dispensaries in 2017 only to rebrand to its current name in 2019 following the promotion of Greta Brandt from General Counsel to her current role as President of the company. If that decision did not succeed, the company... Read more
More Arizonans with federal convictions for marijuana possession will benefit from the pardons recently announced by President Joseph Biden than past offenders from nearly every other state, according to a report from azcentral.  An analysis from the United States Sentencing Commission found that more than 1,450 people from Arizona... Read more
Spliffs, blunts, mokes, mole bowls, skofes, and slaps are just a select few of the unbelievably silly names stoners have given to the various methods of ingesting cannabis and tobacco at the same time. Thus far, no one has managed to combine the two because cannabis is oil-based and... Read more
With recreational cannabis sales soaring, Arizona’s medical marijuana industry is struggling to adapt
Arizona’s commercial marijuana market has gone through a seismic shift since 2021 began. Adult-use and recreational sales have overtaken medical marijuana, as cardholders abandon certifications and established businesses wrestle with the need to change with the times. Throughout 2022, the Arizona Mirror has tracked a 7-month downward trend in medical marijuana sales,... Read more
Recreational marijuana sales soar over medical marijuana in Arizona
It looks like recreational marijuana use is big bucks for Arizona. Medical marijuana usage plummeted as recreational use soars to a new high. According to the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR), adult-use (recreational) marijuana sales rose over $58.2 million in June. Medical marijuana usage sales sank to an all-time low... Read more
The two regulated cannabis markets in Arizona are currently heading in different directions. For the Grand Canyon State’s newly launched recreational pot industry, business is booming. Arizona’s medical cannabis decade-old market, meanwhile, continues to see lagging sales. Citing figures from Arizona’s Department of Revenue, the AZ Mirror reports that... Read more
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