Chronic Truth
By a narrow margin in the November 2010 election, state voters passed the historic Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The new law, actually Arizona's second medical pot measure, allows qualified patients to possess up to 2 ½ ounces of weed legally and grow up to 12 plants for their personal use. Voters also approved the opening of more than 100 marijuana dispensaries around the state. But Governor Jan Brewer put a halt to the dispensary industry in May and sued the state in a federal lawsuit. New Times has covered every angle of the rise and partial fall of the law, breaking important stories on the issue from Proposition 203's nail-biting election to the heavy-handed Gilbert police raid in June of a marijuana patient's home. We've collected all of our news coverage here in this special report, making it easy for you to kick back - with or without your medicine - and catch up on every important development since Prop 203 first collected enough signatures to make the ballot.
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Arizona Medical Marijuana Program in Trouble: Brewer Halts Dispensary Permits While Seeking Federal Ruling on Legality -- **Update With Gov's StatementValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: May 24, 2011
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Medical Marijuana Users Become Legal: Nearly 600 People Approved, Mostly for Chronic PainValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: April 21, 2011
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Pot Expo Draws Smaller-Than-Expected Crowd, But Still Creates Good BuzzValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: April 18, 2011
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Arizona Department of Health Services Approves 68 Percent of Medical Marijuana Applications on Day OneValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: April 15, 2011
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Morning Poll: Will You Try to Obtain a Medical Marijuana Card?Valley FeverBy: James King -Published: April 01, 2011
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Pot Users Who Still Have Two Brain Cells to Rub Together Should Try to Obtain Medical Marijuana CardValley FeverPot Users Who Still Have Two Brain Cells to Rub Together Should Try to Obtain Medical Marijuana CardBy: Ray Stern -Published: March 31, 2011
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Final Rules on Prop 203 Out; Dispensaries Must Make Pot-Infused Products In-HouseValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: March 28, 2011
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Pot Cases in Mohave County Dismissed 'Cause of Out-of-State Medical-Weed CardsValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: March 28, 2011
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Medical Marijuana Discrimination Bill Passes House, Heads to State SenateValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: March 09, 2011
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Anti-Prop 203 Bill Would Allow Employers to Discriminate Against Qualified Medical Pot UsersValley FeverBy: Ray Stern -Published: February 16, 2011
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