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  Which States are Next to Legalize Marijuana?

  September 19, 2015 at 11:26 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

  Public opinion polls were provided by the Marijuana Policy Project based on the most recent available survey. All data on current enforcement policies and penalties were provided by NORML. These are the states where marijuana is most likely to be legalized: 1. Massachusetts Max. fine for small amount: $100 Marijuana related arrests in 2012: 2,596 Marijuana arrests per 100,000: 39 Minimum penalty classification: Civil offense Under Massachusetts’ state law, an individual can only be fined a maximum of $100 for [...]

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  Medical Marijuana Will Create 1,500 Jobs in Arizona

  May 13, 2013 at 9:04 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  When Arizona voters approved the use of medical marijuana in 2010, Steve Cottrell saw a way to combine his laboratory background and his interest in the plant he’d been studying since his 11-year-old son died of cancer more than a decade before. Cottrell is now the owner of AZ Med Testing, a medical marijuana testing laboratory in Tempe. Dispensaries pay Cottrell and his business partner, Brenda Perkins, to test marijuana samples for mold and pesticides. “We’re making money, but we [...]

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  Arizona Bill Would Allow Medical Marijuana Research at Universities

  April 27, 2013 at 11:12 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Arizona lawmakers voted Wednesday to pave the way for research at state universities that could eventually allow doctors to recommend marijuana to treat more conditions. The state’s medical marijuana law allows it for glaucoma and AIDS and other chronic or debilitating conditions that lead to severe and chronic pain. The state health director is required to consider expanding the list and did so last year, deciding there was not enough research to prove marijuana’s effectiveness for any more conditions. The [...]

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  Medical Marijuana Research Program Proposed at University of Arizona

  January 8, 2013 at 2:27 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

    PHOENIX — A University of Arizona physician has taken the first political steps in her bid to do medical marijuana research at state-run schools. Sue Sisley, a specialist in internal medicine and psychiatry, has formed Americans for Scientific Freedom, which she will chair. The filing with the Secretary of State’s Office will allow her to collect donations for political purposes. But Sisley told Capitol Media Services the committee is not designed to elect legislators who support research or defeat [...]

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  Arizona Superior Court Judge: State-Licensed Dispensing Of Medical Cannabis Is Not Preempted By Federal Law

  December 20, 2012 at 12:02 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

   by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director December 18, 2012 A 2010 voter-approved Arizona state law authorizing “the local cultivation, sale, and use, of medical marijuana” is not preemptedby the federal Controlled Substances Act, according to the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County.The ruling, issued earlier this month by Superior Court Judge Michael Gordon, allows for the establishment of state-licensed medicinal cannabis dispensaries within Arizona — the first of which opened its doorslast week. State-licensed medical marijuana facilities now operate in [...]

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