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Weed tested at Scottsdale lab recalled for possible fungus issue

Weed tested at Scottsdale lab recalled for possible fungus issue

By Zach BuchananJuly 1, 2026

The state health department didn’t say where customers may have purchased the possibly contaminated weed.

maricopa county sheriff jerry sheridan, in a black polo and white cowboy hat, holds a bag of confiscated marijuana

Lawsuit: Sheriff’s big ‘illegal’ weed bust actually hit legal growers

By Clarissa SosinJune 30, 2026

Sheriff Jerry Sheridan touted a raid of an illegal marijuana operation. A lawsuit claims Sheridan confiscated legal weed.

Chuck Krammer, flower manager at Aeriz, checks plants ready for harvest in the summer seasonal light room in their Phoenix growing facility on June 4, 2026.

Inside a Phoenix company that grows weed without any seeds or soil

By Gentry Roberts | Cronkite NewsJune 29, 2026

Phoenix-based company Aeriz uses aeroponics to grow cannabis plants inside a 66,000-square-foot warehouse.

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a cannabis leaf, cannabis capsules, cannabis tea and a sleep mask

Using cannabis for sleep isn’t as harmless as it seems: What to know

By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse | The ConversationJune 22, 2026

Cannabis can help you fall asleep. But it can also create a dependency that’s hard to break.

a trulieve dispensary in arizona

Get your weed from Trulieve? You can now buy its shares on the NYSE

By Morgan FischerJune 10, 2026

With medical weed deregulated, Trulieve is the first cannabis company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

a researcher holding a bunch of mushrooms

Shroom for improvement: The latest on Arizona’s psilocybin trial

By Morgan FischerJune 5, 2026

Sue Sisley of the Scottsdale Research Institute talks studying mushrooms, the DEA and even Joe Rogan.

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a curaleaf location

Phoenix Curaleaf workers decertify union days after ratifying contract

By Morgan FischerJune 1, 2026

A national union-busting organization threw its might behind the effort to disband the union at the Camelback location.

A close-up of a flowering cannabis plant

Cannabis 101: The difference between the various types of THC

By Aaron W. Harrison | The ConversationMay 22, 2026

People often ask about the differences between the various delta THCs, and about the actual amounts of THC in products.

a line stretches around a phoenix dispensary

Four years after unionizing, Phoenix Curaleaf workers ratify contract

By Morgan FischerMay 13, 2026

Workers at Curaleaf’s midtown Phoenix location secured wage increases and other measures in their first union contract.

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A marijuana plant

Reclassifying weed will allow for much-needed medical research

By Carey S. Cadieux | The ConversationMay 4, 2026

The Trump administration is reclassifying medical marijuana. That means it should be easier to actually study it as medicine.

kris mayes holds up a vape cartridge at a press conference

Mayes wants credit card companies to crack down on illegal vape sales

By Morgan FischerApril 29, 2026

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is on a persistent mission to stop the sale of illegal vapes to kids.

a person in a warehouse of growing marijuana plants

Trump rescheduled medical weed. Arizona cannabis leaders are thrilled

By Morgan FischerApril 23, 2026

It’s not full federal legalization, but it does mean fewer hoops to jump through for Arizona’s huge weed industry.

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a researcher holding a bunch of mushrooms

Shrooms are going mainstream, but science and regulation are lagging

By Hollis Karoly and Kent Hutchison | The ConversationApril 21, 2026

It’s increasingly easier to get psilocybin mushrooms. But science hasn’t caught up to studying its effects.

a buds-a-palooza ballon in the sky

Buds-A-Palooza sparks up again Saturday: When, where, what to know

By Morgan FischerApril 10, 2026

The Downtown Phoenix weed festival is back for its fifth edition in 2026. Read this guide if you’re thinking of going.

kratom powder and capsules

Kratom poisonings have surged 1,200% over the past decade

By Andrew Kolodny | The ConversationApril 10, 2026

Regulators are struggling to keep up with kratom, which is found at gas stations and smoke shops in Arizona and elsewhere.

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the JARS cannabis location on 24th street in Phoenix

Phoenix dispensary’s ‘Cheech & Chong’ prerolls recalled for fungus issue

By Zach BuchananMarch 18, 2026

Arizona weed products associated with JARS Cannabis were taken off shelves due to a possible contamination of Aspergillus.

kris mayes holds up a vape cartridge at a press conference

These Phoenix smoke shops were repeatedly busted selling to kids

By Morgan FischerMarch 13, 2026

Nearly 14% of tobacco retailers failed inspections by the Attorney General’s Office. These smoke shops failed the most.

an older man with a white mustache prepares to light a weed preroll

Companies team to place cannabis kiosks in Valley senior communities

By Morgan FischerMarch 5, 2026

Out: “Get off my lawn!” In: “Deliver me my grass.”

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a cannabis leaf on a chalkboard

GateWay Community College offering two new cannabis certificates

By Morgan FischerFebruary 25, 2026

The Phoenix-area college is expanding its selection of cannabis certificate programs from four to six this year.

A marijuana grow room

Weed from Phoenix dispensaries recalled for possible fungus issue

By Zach BuchananFebruary 10, 2026

If you bought flower from JARS or Nature’s Wonder, you’ll want to check these batch numbers.

a marijuana leaf

Cannabis businesses could get a big tax break if weed is rescheduled

By Sloan Speck | The ConversationFebruary 9, 2026

Rescheduling could equate to a tax break of around $2.3 billion for the marijuana industry, according to one estimate.

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a nirvana cannabis dispensary

Phoenix budtender sues Nirvana Cannabis for alleged tip-theft

By Morgan FischerFebruary 2, 2026

The potential class-action lawsuit is the second one filed against an Arizona cannabis company since October.

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