Dear Stoner: I think pot will help my grandfather’s arthritis. Is there a kind of pot product — flower, edible, whatever — you’d recommend? Scott Dear Scott: According to science, you’re probably right. A study by the University of Oxford showed that cannabis-based medicine administered orally helped reduce rheumatoid arthritis…
Boaters and wake surfers on Arizona lakes would face tougher restrictions this coming fall under proposed Game and Fish Department safety rules. The state Game and Fish Department proposed the rule changes last month following a five-year study. The proposals, which require approval by the State Legislature, include: * Requiring…
The Arizona Department of Health Services has released its list of the top 100 names given to babies born in Arizona in 2016. The department has been publishing the annual list – which is based on birth certificates submitted to the AZDHS Bureau of Vital Records – on its website…
East Valley lawmaker Kelly Townsend has sparked outrage on social media this week with a Facebook post declaring that celebrities have been “dropping like flies” because “they were druggies.” A Republican state representative for District 16, which includes east Mesa and Apache Junction, Townsend deleted the post soon after the…
Chandler police are trying to determine who turned a family’s homemade menorah display into a swastika. Naomi and Seth Ellis, along with their three young sons, used PVC pipe to build the seven-foot-tall menorah in their front yard. They crafted the menorah in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah,…
Here are the best Arizona news stories of 2016, as chronicled by Phoenix New Times.
The six best longform pieces New Times published in 2016.
Dear Stoner: My favorite marijuana strain is Lamb’s Bread. Does that name mean anything, or is it just made up at a grower? Burt Smiley Dear Burt: Marijuana names definitely mean something, especially for the strain you mention. Lamb’s Bread is an iconic Jamaican sativa that Bob Marley reportedly liked to…
Phoenix and Tucson will hold “Women’s March on Washington” solidarity marches on January 21, Donald Trump’s first day in office as U.S. President.
Despite the looming shadow of incoming president Donald Trump, 2016 had some bright spots for Arizona, politically speaking.
A Scottsdale restaurant owner wants immigration authorities to reconsider their decision to deport her husband, a British illegal immigrant who’s lived in the country for 30 years. Stuart Bailey, 53, was arrested at his home on December 7 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and currently waits in a…
During the holiday season, hundreds of people go to the Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix to pass out food to the homeless. Turns out, this doesn’t necessarily help them.
California AG Kamala Harris is at it again, filing pimping and money laundering charges against the current and former owners of Backpage, despite a judge’s dismissal of similar charges just two weeks ago.
A program that allowed fired Arizona Department of Economic Security employees to appeal to get their jobs back has ended, with officials deciding that DES handled most of the terminations correctly. Last month, Governor Doug Ducey fired the businessman he appointed nearly two years ago to lead DES, Tim Jeffries,…
Restrictions on wood-burning fireplaces in Maricopa County have snuffed out yule logs each Christmas for most of this decade. Will this year be any different? Lucette Ramirez says people at the county’s Air Quality Division are on “pins and needles” waiting to find out, but no decisions have been made…
A new survey says that Democrats overwhelmingly prefer “Happy Holidays” for their Yuletide greeting, while Republicans overwhelmingly insist on “Merry Christmas.” Also, Ds are more likely to block someone on social media because of political differences.
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery vowed this week to continue trying to derail medical marijuana in Arizona in spite of another significant and expensive loss in court. On Wednesday, the same day the Arizona Court of Appeals released its ruling against Montgomery, the county, and the state of Arizona, Montgomery…
Paul Penzone, sheriff-elect of Maricopa County, revealed plans on December 20 for replacing the top leadership of the sheriff’s office with his own team.
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed policies and nominees for government posts means that here in Arizona, there is a real danger to the social-programs that protect and sustain some of our state’s most vulnerable residents.
U.S. Senator Jeff Flake and Dianne Feinstein are co-sponsoring legislation that would prevent child molesters from cross-examining their child victims; it’s inspired by the events of the trial of Chris Simcox.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting next month to consider raising taxes to fund a multimillion-dollar purchase of land for would-be electric-car maker Lucid Motors. The estimated financing cost for the land is $73.4 million: $31.8 million in principal, plus $41.6 million in interest. But Pinal…
Imagine for a moment if, instead of a certain billionaire we all know, Hillary Clinton had 306 Electoral College votes pledged to her nationwide, and, locally, 11 Democratic electors were set to meet at the Arizona Capitol on Monday, December 19, to cast their votes, just as electors in all other…
