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The Arizona Department of Child Services recently updated its policy to clarify that the agency will not issue foster-care licenses to anyone who uses or possesses cannabis, even if legal under the state’s medical marijuana laws. This decision is based on an anti-marijuana policy that the agency adopted in 2011, DCS spokesman Darren DaRonco said. DaRonco specified that DCS will not exclude potential foster parents that have been issued medical marijuana cards, but only those that actually use medical cannabis.
The policy update will be sent to all foster care providers, notifying them that even non-psychoactive cannabis derivatives like CBD are prohibited. DaRonco explained that the reasoning behind the prohibition was to keep the DCS in line with federal drug laws. “In cases of foster parent applicants who use or possess marijuana, with or without a card, DCS may not license them, due to the known federally controlled substance in the home,” he said. “We are simply complying with the law while keeping children safe to the best of our ability.”
However, Arizona courts have made several rulings stating that the state’s medical marijuana program is not in conflict…
