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Displaying results 1 - 25 of 48 for marijuana policy project. Subscribe to this search

  1. article U.S. issues new medical marijuana policy

    Monday, October 19, 2009 9:27 am

    WASHINGTON — Marijuana-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for U.S. prosecution in states that allow medical use of the drug, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.

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  • article Letters: Proposition 203 (medical marijuana)

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:30 am

    Proposition 203 is not about the medical use of marijuana. That’s right. In fact, many people who support medical marijuana are against 203 because it’s downright deceptive.

  • article Medical marijuana could be coming to AF

    Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:00 am

    Phoenix Holistic Health Center in Ahwatukee Foothills is out to inform the community that medical marijuana, or cannabis, is not something to fear.

  • article Who says marijuana is good medicine?

    Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:15 pm

    In November, Arizona will vote on Proposition 203, the so-called medical marijuana initiative. As an anti-drug activist for 30 years, I’ve watched the pro-legalization lobbies.

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  • article Medical marijuana measure headed for ballot

    Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:13 pm

    It looks like Arizonans are going to get to decide if they want to be able to use marijuana for medical reasons.

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  • article Marijuana ballot measure nears approval

    Friday, November 12, 2010 9:02 pm

    Arizona appears on the verge of finally getting a law that will allow patients to obtain marijuana legally.

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  • article Initiative would make marijuana legal for ill

    Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:55 pm

    Arizona voters may get a chance this year to do what they thought they were doing in 1996: allow people who are ill to possess and use marijuana legally.

  • article Ariz. could make medical marijuana reality

    Thursday, May 7, 2009 2:38 pm

    Ronald Fraser: At long last, policymakers in Washington have begun to draw a line between illicit drug use and the legitimate use of drugs as medicine. In March, President Barack Obama's attorney general announced the federal government will no longer prosecute medical marijuana clinics that operate in compliance with state laws. This means lawmakers in Phoenix are now free to decide - without interference from Washington - if marijuana will fill a medical niche in Arizona.

  • article Judge rules in favor of Arizona's medical marijuana dispensaries

    Tuesday, December 4, 2012 2:54 pm

    State and county officials cannot refuse to process applications for medical marijuana dispensaries just because the drug remains illegal under federal law, a trial judge ruled today.

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  • article Drive takes aim at medical marijuana proposal

    Monday, April 5, 2010 8:39 am

    A Phoenix political consultant has launched a campaign designed to convince Arizonans not to allow medical marijuana in the state.

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  • article Arizona's medical marijuana law takes effect

    Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:24 pm

    The new medical marijuana law went into effect Thursday, while potential medical marijuana patients gathered at the Green Relief Expo at University of Phoenix stadium to receive recommendations from doctors.

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  • article 2 marijuana initiative drives under way

    Monday, September 28, 2009 8:10 pm

    A new drive has been launched to reduce the penalty for having small amounts of marijuana to a fine. Phoenix resident Dennis Bohlke filed the necessary legal papers to begin collecting signatures to put the measure on the 2010 ballot. The maximum penalty for those convicted of having four ounces of marijuana or less would be $300.

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  • article Bid to address labeling on marijuana products dropped

    Monday, April 15, 2013 3:01 pm

    Conceding their lobbying arguments are inconsistent with those in court, state prosecutors have given up in their bid to regulate how products with marijuana are labeled.

  • article Companies line up to sell medical marijuana in Arizona

    Friday, September 24, 2010 3:30 pm

    It isn’t even legal yet. And it won’t be unless voters approve.

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  • article Group postpones Arizona marijuana initiative to focus on other states

    Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:39 am

    Choosing to concentrate its efforts elsewhere, a national group has decided not to finance an initiative in Arizona to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes - at least not this year.

  • article Marijuana supporters say lawmakers miss point of teen use study

    Saturday, January 5, 2013 8:03 am

    The organization that funded Arizona's 2010 medical marijuana initiative says lawmakers who now want voters to scrap the program are missing the point of a study on teen use.

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  • article Arizona study: Nearly 29 percent of high schoolers smoke marijuana

    Sunday, December 30, 2012 2:30 pm

    Close to one out of every eight high schoolers who admitted to smoking marijuana recently say they got it from a medical marijuana cardholder.

  • article Arizona senators speak out against medical marijuana proposition

    Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:30 am

    U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl led a group of Republican officials Wednesday denouncing a ballot measure that would allow medical marijuana.

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  • article Brewer makes way for marijuana research on Arizona university campuses

    Wednesday, May 8, 2013 11:26 am

    Gov. Jan Brewer has cleared one hurdle for new research on the possible medical benefits of marijuana.

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  • article State health chief warns cities, counties to zone for medical marijuana

    Sunday, October 3, 2010 2:00 pm

    Arizona’s top health official has a warning for cities and counties: Get your zoning regulations in order — and soon.

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  • article State health chief urges rejection of medical marijuana measure

    Monday, July 12, 2010 10:17 pm

    Arizona's top health official says voters should reject a ballot measure that would allow doctors to recommend marijuana to their patients.

  • article House panel approves police destruction of seized medical marijuana

    Saturday, March 9, 2013 11:58 am

    Rejecting the pleas of the state's former top federal prosecutor, a House panel voted Thursday to let police destroy marijuana they have seized even if it turns out the person had a right to possess it.

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  • article Hunting, preschool, marijuana and more: Sizing up the ballot measures

    Saturday, October 23, 2010 4:30 pm

    Arizona voters will decide a number of ballot measures when they go to the polls on Nov. 2.

  • article Legalized pot initiative backers light up debate

    Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:17 am

    Medical marijuana has not gone away in Arizona. Despite its last defeat at the polls nearly three years ago, the medical marijuana issue has returned.

  • article Legalized pot initiative backers light up debate

    Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:01 am

    Medical marijuana has not gone away in Arizona. Despite its last defeat at the polls nearly three years ago, the medical marijuana issue has returned.

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