Advertise with Googlier.com pot | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:36:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg pot | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 Supreme Court allows recreational marijuana measure to appear on ballot https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/08/21/supreme-court-allows-recreational-marijuana-measure-to-appear-on-ballot/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/08/21/supreme-court-allows-recreational-marijuana-measure-to-appear-on-ballot/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:36:27 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=136502 Without comment, the state Supreme Court late Thursday upheld the decision of a trial judge that the 100-word description on the Smart and Safe Arizona Act “accurately described the proposition.” That clears the way for the proposal to appear on the November ballot.

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]]> Employees of Petition Partners deliver paperwork Wednesday with about 430,000 signatures to put a measure on the November ballot to legalize the recreational use of marijuana...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/08/21/supreme-court-allows-recreational-marijuana-measure-to-appear-on-ballot/feed/ 3 136502 House kills bill to allow eye tests for pot impairment https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/04/11/house-kills-bill-to-allow-eye-tests-for-pot-impairment/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/04/11/house-kills-bill-to-allow-eye-tests-for-pot-impairment/#respond Wed, 11 Apr 2018 22:06:04 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=112955 Unwilling to trust untested technology, state lawmakers voted Wednesday to block employers from firing workers based on their eye movements.

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]]> Deposit Photos/Syda Productions Unwilling to trust untested technology, state lawmakers voted Wednesday to block employers from firing workers based on their eye movements. Current state labor...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/04/11/house-kills-bill-to-allow-eye-tests-for-pot-impairment/feed/ 0 112955 Marijuana consumption translates into 58,600 bags of Oreos https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/25/marijuana-consumption-translates-into-58600-bags-of-oreos/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/25/marijuana-consumption-translates-into-58600-bags-of-oreos/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:12:13 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=102136 Arizona’s more than 114,000 medical marijuana patients smoked, ate or otherwise consumed more than 29 tons of the drug last year.

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]]> Arizona’s more than 114,000 medical marijuana patients smoked, ate or otherwise consumed more than 29 tons of the drug last year. That’s more than half of a fully-loaded tractor trailer....

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/25/marijuana-consumption-translates-into-58600-bags-of-oreos/feed/ 2 102136 Federal law doesn’t trump Medical Marijuana Act, judge rules https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/12/20/ruling-upholds-zoning-mandates-in-medical-marijuana-law/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/12/20/ruling-upholds-zoning-mandates-in-medical-marijuana-law/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:01:08 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=101401 Local officials cannot use federal laws outlawing marijuana to refuse to provide necessary zoning for dispensaries, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

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]]> Local officials cannot use federal laws outlawing marijuana to refuse to provide necessary zoning for dispensaries, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. In their unanimous decision, the judges acknowledged...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/12/20/ruling-upholds-zoning-mandates-in-medical-marijuana-law/feed/ 3 101401 Maricopa attorney: Trump should end marijuana ‘charade’ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/12/01/maricopa-attorney-trump-should-end-marijuana-charade/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/12/01/maricopa-attorney-trump-should-end-marijuana-charade/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:09:20 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=100947 Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says he expects President-elect Donald Trump's administration to put an end to "the charade" of marijuana legalization laws.

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]]> Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery (Cronkite News Service Photo by Christina Silvestri) Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says he expects President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to put...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/12/01/maricopa-attorney-trump-should-end-marijuana-charade/feed/ 3 100947 Advocates of recreational marijuana acknowledge that they lost https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/11/15/advocates-of-recreational-marijuana-acknowledge-that-they-lost/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/11/15/advocates-of-recreational-marijuana-acknowledge-that-they-lost/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 00:10:29 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=100632 Backers of recreational use of marijuana finally conceded Tuesday what has been generally known for a week: Arizona voters didn’t like their proposal.

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]]> Backers of recreational use of marijuana finally conceded Tuesday what has been generally known for a week: Arizona voters didn’t like their proposal. While some ballots are still being tabulated,...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/11/15/advocates-of-recreational-marijuana-acknowledge-that-they-lost/feed/ 1 100632 Arizona defeats recreational marijuana measure https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/11/08/early-returns-show-recreational-marijuana-measure-going-down-to-defeat/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/11/08/early-returns-show-recreational-marijuana-measure-going-down-to-defeat/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2016 03:39:38 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=100428 Arizona voters rejected a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and set up a commercial marijuana industry in the state.

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]]> Arizona voters rejected a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and set up a commercial marijuana industry in the state. With nearly 2 million votes counted Wednesday,...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/11/08/early-returns-show-recreational-marijuana-measure-going-down-to-defeat/feed/ 0 100428 Colorado lawmakers: Anti-pot ads get four Pinocchios https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/colorado-lawmakers-anti-pot-ads-get-four-pinocchios/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/colorado-lawmakers-anti-pot-ads-get-four-pinocchios/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:09:07 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=100241 Colorado lawmakers: Anti-pot ads get four Pinocchios

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]]> Three Colorado lawmakers have asked the anti-marijuana campaign to stop airing ads they say inaccurately portray the financial impact of pot legalization on Colorado schools. To read more on this...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/colorado-lawmakers-anti-pot-ads-get-four-pinocchios/feed/ 0 100241 Colorado lawmakers: Arizona anti-pot ads are inaccurate https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/colorado-lawmakers-arizona-anti-pot-ads-are-inaccurate/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/colorado-lawmakers-arizona-anti-pot-ads-are-inaccurate/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:13:05 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=100234 Three Colorado state legislators on Monday called on opponents of the Arizona measure to legalize recreational pot to stop airing what they say are misleading and inaccurate ads.

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]]> Three Colorado state legislators on Monday called on opponents of the Arizona measure to legalize recreational pot to stop airing what they say are misleading and inaccurate ads. Colorado State...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/colorado-lawmakers-arizona-anti-pot-ads-are-inaccurate/feed/ 0 100234 If Prop. 205 passes, Arizona would get a department of marijuana https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/if-prop-205-passes-arizona-would-get-a-department-of-marijuana/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/10/31/if-prop-205-passes-arizona-would-get-a-department-of-marijuana/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:30:29 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=100214 If voters approve a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, a new state agency will be created to regulate the substance.

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]]> If voters approve a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, a new state agency will be created to regulate the substance. The Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control...

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