Marijuana

Former NFL running back Ricky Williams makes a simple pitch as he expands Highsman into Arizona: “What’s behind my brand is my actual lived experience.”

More than a dozen teams of cannabis industry employees took part in a basketball tournament at Footprint Center, the first time the NBA has worked with cannabis brands to host an event.

Hendy’s Heady Holiday offered about 30 glassmakers and other vendors for a showcase built for cannabis consumers.

Cannabis in Arizona is so much more than getting baked. Here are nine moments we took note of from covering cannabis in the Valley this year.

Mint Cannabis helped four families in need – a Mesa DJ sidelined by health concerns, a mother of two who fled from domestic violence living with her children in a Tempe motel, a single mom of nine in Laveen, and a single mom of three in west Phoenix – the week before Christmas through its Adopt-A-Family program.

It’s been 10 years since Arizona Organix opened to serve metro Phoenix’s local cannabis patients and became Arizona’s first state-approved medical marijuana dispensary. Cheech Marin, dozens of lowriders, musicians, and an estimated crowd of 2,500 people met up December 10 to celebrate.

Phoenix New Times is here to help with gift ideas for the cannabis consumer in a variety of price ranges to help you navigate the holiday rush and elevate your festivities.

Two live resin cannasseurs from neighboring states announced expansions into Arizona’s young and booming cannabis market last week.

With vinyl albums getting renewed attention, Phoenix New Times compiled a list – created by old-school vinyl collectors – of 12 albums and singles that’ll be perfect for playing on a turntable when on a high note.

However and whenever you celebrate Thanksgiving this week, here are some fun was to turn the holiday into a successful Danksgiving.

However you celebrate Thanksgiving, we’ve got you covered with a list of cannabis-packed goodies – and a couple of hemp and CBD treats, too.

Sedona is a bucket list destination for both global travelers and metro Phoenix stoners. Here’s a list of cannabis-friendly locales in and nearby Sedona for your next visit.

Scottsdale resident and Super Bowl ring holder Jim McMahon and former NFL players Kyle Turley and Eben Britton brought their line of cannabis products called Revenant MJ to the Valley.

The biannual Errl Cup offered something for everyone, from cannabeasts to casual users, during the two-day festival of competitions, pop-up smoke shops, merch, and more.

Fiending to rock your “halloweed” costume before Halloween? Scope our list of cannabis-friendly events where you can either smoke up, fill up your goodie bags, or join a smoky masquerade.

When the clock struck midnight on October 13, customers outside Mint Cannabis in Guadalupe cheered. They were making history as the dispensary became the first in Arizona to remain open 24 hours.

Baked bakers were the cause for a plume of smoke at The Venue on Washington on October 2 – a fusion of hundreds of bong hits, two 1100-degree brick ovens, and lit folks sparking up pre-rolls and pipes at the cannabis-friendly dood truck festival Mangia Ganja.

Mesa-based entrepreneur Kaleigh Marks launched her home-based with a memorable name to showcase that she’s a lesbian baker and “most definitely cannabis-friendly.”

Two Scottsdale residents – one with a weed-friendly club in downtown Phoenix and another with a pot-centric clothing line – are mixing cannabis with the blockchain to grow their businesses.

We checked out VortiFest – organizers billed it as a music festival and experience – to scope out the cannabis culture during the event on September 23-24 in Sedona.

Here’s the rundown on four cannabis-related video games that will test your green-thumbed hand and red-eye coordination.

Workers at Zen Leaf Local Joint in Midtown voted to unionize, making Local Joint the fourth dispensary in the state to organize.