Marijuana

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…

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…

If you think there’s a certain strain that helps you keep it up or keep it going, then buy up as much as you can.

Debbie Moak, director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family, worked closely with the group that helped defeat Proposition 205 in November. That much is not in dispute. But did Moak use the resources of her office — including her work time — improperly to campaign against…

If a player gets legal medical marijuana and then fails an NFL drug test, who wins?

It hasn’t even been three weeks since Proposition 205 went down to defeat on election day, but advocates for cannabis-law reform in Arizona already have three new proposals to consider. Here is a roundup of the three proposals: 1. Last week, the Arizona Marijuana Patient Society — a creation of the operators…

Four states legalized recreational marijuana in the same election Trump won, and Arkansas, Florida, Montana, and North Dakota rolled back tight restrictions on medical marijuana.

Arizona’s Prop 205 campaign has finally conceded, ending the high hopes of hundreds of thousands of residents that the state would legalize marijuana. With the first few waves of voting results on November 8, the initiative looked like a goner. The Associated Press called it for the “no” side later…

Arizona didn’t wake up on Monday morning to a change in the vote-count — Prop 205’s still failing miserably. Its chances of passing as officials count the remaining votes this week are about the same as Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk dabbing a hit of shatter on the evening news…

Medical-marijuana doctors and certification centers report seeing an increase in appointments over the two days following the negative election results of Proposition 205. The measure to legalize marijuana in Arizona appears to have failed, though the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona is waiting for all the votes…

As evidence mounts that Proposition 205 will go down to defeat, cannabis supporters are left with one burning question: How could this happen in Arizona, when voters in California and as many as five other states approved the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana?

A slim majority of Arizona voters appear to have defeated Proposition 205, leaving the state on the wrong side of history. The marijuana-legalization measure was failing 52.1 percent to 47.9 percent, according to results posted at Secretary of State Michele Reagan’s website this morning, with more than 97 percent of…

Before you vote, read our guide addressing key questions regarding Proposition 205, which would legalize marijuana for personal use in Arizona.

A group of Proposition-205-hating cannabis consumers has long relied on the opinions of a single attorney to back up their criticisms of the marijuana-legalization measure: Tom Dean. But in a recent interview with New Times, Dean emphasized that he encourages cannabis consumers to vote yes on Prop 205, and he…

When you need to spend $1,500 on new tires, will you give money to Bruce Halle, the owner of Discount Tire, who gave a $1 million to make sure pot stays a felony in Arizona? The munchies gave you craving for a slice of pizza — but did you know…

Dear Stoner: The holidays are coming up, and I’m thinking about getting a seasonal job for extra income. Something with low responsibility, like retail or working with Christmas trees. I enjoy cannabis recreationally. Do you have any advice on how to surreptitiously find places of employment that do not conduct…

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office could see a substantial drop in revenue if Proposition 205 passes, owing to the sudden disappearance of thousands of marijuana-possession cases. Prop 205, which Arizona voters will decide on November 8, would give adults 21 and older the freedom to possess personal amounts of marijuana…