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East Vally Tribune: “Gov. Jan Brewer has cleared one hurdle for new research on the possible medical benefits of marijuana. Without comment the governor on Tuesday signed legislation to permit possession of the drug on college and university campuses. The measure takes effect later this year.”
Today’s New-Herald: “Lawmakers voted Wednesday to pave the way for research at state universities that eventually could allow doctors in Arizona to recommend marijuana to treat more conditions. On a 37-19 margin the House approved SB 1443 to alter last year’s law banning marijuana from college and university campuses to allow federally approved [...]
Arizona Republic: “The complexity of the legal debate over whether federal law trumps the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act has prompted the state’s prosecuting-attorneys association to withdraw its support of legislation their members had helped craft to protect children from accidentally eating medical cannabis. A bill to enforce bland wrapping on candy containing marijuana [...]
Arizona Republic: “Sen. Kimberly Yee has become the go-to legislator for bills involving Arizona’s medical-marijuana law. The Phoenix Republican is the primary sponsor of three measures this session that would tighten what members in the law-enforcement community have identified as loopholes in the 2010 voter-mandated law as well as pave the way for [...]
Cronkite News: “For Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, some edible medical marijuana products are too easy to mistake for candy and should be labeled clearly by law. Along with a group of rural lawmakers, Yee also says counties need more leeway under state law to regulate where medical marijuana may be cultivated. Those are [...]
Associated Press: “Arizona lawmakers want to overhaul the state’s medical marijuana law. . . . ‘It was the voters that clearly supported medical marijuana in Arizona, so it’s the job of the Legislature to ensure that the law is being implemented properly,’ said Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix.”
Yuma Sun: “Ignoring a threatened lawsuit, a Senate panel voted Monday to let police destroy marijuana they have seized, even if it was taken wrongly from a medical marijuana patient. SB 1414 is designed to address situations where police come into custody of marijuana and later learn that the person was a medical [...]
Phoenix Business Journal: “An anti-drug group financed by the Arizona Cardinals is backing a new ballot measure that would rescind Arizona’s new medical marijuana law and outlaw new dispensaries that have started opening. Keep AZ Drug Free has endorsed a bill put forward in the Arizona Legislature asking voters to repeal the medical [...]
Arizona Republic: “A state lawmaker wants to repeal Arizona’s controversial medical marijuana law, which allows people with certain medical conditions to legally grow, sell and use the drug. Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, on Thursday filed a bill that would refer the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act back to the ballot in November 2014. [...]
On November 19, 2012, Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services Will Humble wrote the following on his blog:
“Last Thursday I announced in a blog post that our team had just returned from a field inspection for a dispensary applicant in Glendale, that there were no major deficiencies, and that we [...]
azfamily.com: “When Arizona voters legalized medical marijuana in 2010 the intent was to help patients, but now some medical marijuana patients say parts of the law are doing more harm than good. First, there’s the portion of the law that requires the Arizona Department of Health to keep a database of everyone who [...]
East Valley Tribune: “The ability of faculty and students to use medical marijuana on college and university campuses is now in the hands of Gov. Jan Brewer. And it may end up in court. With only two dissenting votes, the Senate on Wednesday approved legislation to ban possession and use of the drug, [...]
On March 28, 2012, the Arizona Senate approved HB 2349, which had previously been approved by the Arizona House. The bill now goes to the Arizona Governor for her signature or veto. HB 2349 prohibits the use or possession of medical marijuana on Arizona college, high school, junior high school, middle school, common [...]
Arizona Daily Wildcat: “The UA may have to keep the bongs at bay, as a new bill would make medical marijuana on campus illegal, even if it is allowed in the state. The university already bans medical marijuana on campus in order to receive federal funding under the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 [...]
Its often been said that “Arizona is never more in danger than while the Legislature is in session.” And as if to prove the old adage true, our august representatives are scheming to scuttle the Will of the People once more as regards medical marijuana. Given that this is Medical Marijuana (activism) Week, now seems an appropriate time to [...]
Azdailysun.com: “State lawmakers are moving today to deny university and college students living on campus the right to use medical marijuana even if they have the legally required doctor’s recommendation for the drug. Legislation crafted by Rep. Amanda Reeve, R-Phoenix, would make it illegal not only to use but even to possess marijuana [...]
KTAR.com: “A lawmaker wants to make it clear that state officials can notify licensing boards when medical professionals are suspected of improperly recommending marijuana for patients. Rep. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, said clarifying in law that the Arizona Department of Health Services has such authority would help officials to enforce rules applying to the [...]
In a participatory democracy ya gotta represent, for yourself and your beliefs, at the ballot box. Like it or not, this is how things (generally) get done, though it is rarely, if ever, easy.
But it is how Prop 203 became law, thanks to many, many volunteers and the generous contributions of others. Yet this hardwon victory can quickly be [...]
Neil Alexander and Kristy Peters: “the implementing regulations to AMMA focused on making marijuana accessible to authorized users and did not attempt to clarify the new employment-related obligations placed on Arizona employers. H.B. 2541 was introduced and moved fairly quickly through the legislature in an effort to remedy this lack of guidance.”
Phoenix Business Journal: “The Arizona Senate passed House Bill 2541 Tuesday afternoon, giving employers more protection in their drug testing policies when it comes to dealing with employees using medical marijuana. If signed by Gov. Jan Brewer, this bill will go a long way in protecting employers and avoiding a lot of potential [...]
Daily Miner: “The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Legislature are trying to clarify when an employer can take action against an employee under the influence of medical marijuana. . . . According to the act, an employer cannot refuse to hire, discriminate against or fire an employee just because they have [...]
Will Humble’s Blog: “A few years ago, an Arizona law was passed that established a Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program which requires pharmacies and medical practitioners who dispense Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances to a patient, to report prescription information to the Board of Pharmacy on a weekly basis. The purpose [...]
Noah Mamber of the Marijuana Policy Project wrote the following about Arizona House Bill 2541, which is now pending in the Arizona legislature:
“H.B. 2541, a bill that would make it easier for employers to fire medical marijuana patients, has already passed the House, 56-3. Please e-mail your senator today in [...]
Arizona State Press: “A Republican state legislator who openly admits to smoking cannabis in the past is backing a measure that would reduce the penalty for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana. Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, introduced House Bill 2228 in January.”
Phoenix New Times: “Arizona’s new medical-marijuana law protects qualified patients from discrimination by their employers, a progressive feature that sets it apart from similar laws in other states. A legislative bill we told you about last month aims to dilute that protection, however, and it has solid support among state lawmakers. The Patient Discrimination Act, [...]
Phoenix New Times: “A state lawmaker wants to scratch out the anti-discrimination clause in Arizona’s medical marijuana law and give immunity to employers who fire qualified patients. The callous bill [HB 2541] by State Representative Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, also seeks to ban people from using medical weed “in a condominium or planned community common [...]
I heard a news report on the radio yesterday that quoted Arizona state legislator Steve Farley as saying that HB 2557 will be modified to tax sales of medical marijuana a a mere 100%. Whoopee! See Ray Stern’s story called “Medical Marijuana Tax Proponent Aims Lower; State Rep. Steve Farley Now Wants 100 [...]
Phoenix New Times: “The voter-approved medical marijuana system doesn’t go far enough for one Republican lawmaker. Under a bill introduced by Representative John Fillmore of Apache Junction, possession of two ounces or less of marijuana — by anyone — would become a petty offense and carry a fine of only $100.”
HB 2557 (aka the Grow Your Own Pot All Over Arizona Act or the Small Group of Elites Overrules the Majority of the Arizona Voters Act)
On January 26, 2011, a group of legislators who want to overturn the will of the majority of the Arizona people who voted for Arizona Proposition 203 [...]
The voters of Arizona spoke when a majority approved Proposition 203. Now a group of elected elites who know what is best for the people of Arizona introduced House Bill 2557 (aka the “Don’t Divert Money from the Drug Cartels Act”) on January 26, 2011, for the sole purpose of killing Arizona’s medical [...]
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