On Thursday, the Military Times reported a PTSD study conducted in Arizona is in real danger of being fragged by the Veterans Administration (VA) – due to a lack of participation by the department. More interested in maintaining the status …
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Arizona county assessor says medical marijuana businesses evading $1.5 million in taxes per year
Published: Aug 30, 2017, 8:37 am • Updated: Aug 30, 2017, 8:37 am By The Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona’s most populous county is cracking down on medical-marijuana dispensaries and growth operations that aren’t paying property taxes on their business …
Read More »VA roadblock hinders study on cannabis as PTSD treatment for veterans, researcher says
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 7:44 am • Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 7:56 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff The first controlled clinical trial of medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in U.S. military veterans is in jeopardy …
Read More »100 pound package of marijuana launched over US-Mexico fence
Published: Aug 28, 2017, 8:20 am • Updated: Aug 28, 2017, 11:27 am By Astrid Galvan, The Associated Press PHOENIX — Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have seized a nearly 100-pound (45 kilogram) bundle of marijuana after spotting it …
Read More »Arizona Marijuana: Everything to Know About Marijuana Law in AZ
Brandi Atkins, an Arizona resident and former dancer, was diagnosed in late 2015 with a rare autoimmune disease that made her joints and muscles swell, causing chronic pain. She popped in and out of the hospital with a cornucopia of …
Read More »California county dampens plans to make entire town 420-friendly tourist destination
Published: Aug 21, 2017, 4:14 pm • Updated: Aug 21, 2017, 4:14 pm By Lisa Renner, Capitol Weekly It appears that a company’s plans to turn a remote San Bernardino County town into a marijuana tourism mecca may go up …
Read More »Arizona Cops Who Forced Teen to Eat Pot May Lose Certifications – News
Two Arizona cops who have been accused of forcing a teenager to eat a gram of marijuana may now lose their law-enforcement certifications in the state. Last September, three Phoenix cops pulled 19-year-old Edgar Castro over for speeding, and discovered …
Read More »Federal Marijuana Trafficking Arrests Have Been Dropping Steadily Since 2012 – News
A new report from the United States Sentencing Commission, a government agency responsible for promoting judicial transparency and reduce sentencing disparities, says that marijuana trafficking arrests have dropped significantly in the years since recreational legalization started taking hold across America. …
Read More »Cannabis business buys entire town as marijuana tourism destination
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 2:12 pm • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 2:12 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg American Green Inc., a maker of cannabis products, is taking an unusual step to attract new customers as it capitalizes on California legalizing …
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