Marijuana in Arizona: How much was spent on recreational pot in its first year since legalization?
It's been a year since adult sales of recreational marijuana have been legalized, and it's meant big business and millions of dollars in tax revenue.
Arizona marijuana sales: Consumers bought more than $1B in products in 2021
Data from the Arizona Dept. of Revenue shows consumers bought more than $1.23 billion in medical and recreation marijuana in 2021.
Cannabis compounds prevent coronavirus from entering human cells: Oregon State University study
According to a study from researchers at OSU, cannabis compounds show the ability to prevent the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.
Cannabis in Arizona: Over 1,500 applications filed for social equity pot licenses valued at over $10M
The Department of Health Services is reviewing the applications filed by the Dec. 21 deadline and has said a random selection process to award the social equity licenses will be conducted next spring.
More than 900 pounds of marijuana seized outside North Carolina casino
Police said they found a U-Haul truck filled with marijuana that has a street value of nearly $3 million at a North Carolina casino.
Medical marijuana user hospitalized after turning to synthetic 'spice' due to cost
A bad batch of synthetic marijuana, also known as ‘spice,’ is making its way around Hillsborough County. Two people have died after using the drug and another 40 have been hospitalized, as of Tuesday.
UArizona offering cannabis courses related to business, law and medicine
The University of Arizona is joining forces with marijuana education company Green Flower to offer three non-credit classes about the industry.
Oakland cannabis business hit twice in back-to-back burglaries
An Oakland marijuana delivery service is the latest in the Bay Area's cannabis industry to be hit by a gang of thieves. They struck Presto Canna in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood, not once, but twice this week, in back to back days.
World’s largest pot brownie unveiled ahead of National Brownie Day
The brownie is made with flour, butter, eggs, sugar and 20,000 mg of THC.
Mint Dispensary offering 'Danksgiving' dishes at its cafe location
Cannabis kitchen Mint Cafe in the east Valley is busy serving up Thanksgiving dishes infused with THC. They're calling the meal "Danksgiving."
South Dakota Supreme Court rules against marijuana legalization
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use.
Deadline nears for Arizona marijuana business applicants
The deadline to get free state-mandated training to run a marijuana dispensary or similar cannabis business in Arizona as part of a social equity ownership program is fast approaching.
Some marijuana products in Arizona recalled over possible Salmonella, mold contamination
The Arizona Dept. of Health Services says specific products from the brands Baked Bros and Toasted tested positive for the contaminants in a laboratory.
Not everyone in Arizona is getting pardoned for past marijuana offenses following Prop 207
The legalization of recreational marijuana through Proposition 207 in 2020 opened a lot of doors for people with past low-level marijuana convictions, but some are still having trouble getting their records expunged.
Arizona selects residency areas to qualify for 'social equity' pot licenses
The 87 zip codes identified as a residency requirement to apply for those licenses are scattered across the state, including some in Phoenix and Tucson and others in the smaller border communities of Nogales, Douglas and San Luis.
$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust
Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.
LA County DA Gascón IDs nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions to be dismissed
Gascón was co-author of Prop 64, the 2016 measure that made cannabis legal in California.
Study: 'Uncontrollable vomit' linked to marijuana use
An unusual side effect from marijuana use is showing up at hospitals: vomiting.
Arizona marijuana sales slated to bring in $1.5 billion in state taxes
Marijuana is turning out to be a big business for the state of Arizona.
Judge: California county can’t ban water delivery to Hmong pot farmers
A federal judge has ruled Northern California county officials can’t stop trucks from delivering water to Hmong farmers who are illegally growing marijuana, saying the practice raises “serious questions” about racial discrimination and leaves the growers without a source of water for drinking, bathing and growing food.