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Cadieux | The Conversation https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/reclassifying-weed-much-needed-medical-research-40664509/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 06:57:16 -0700 The Trump administration is reclassifying medical marijuana. That means it should be easier to actually study it as medicine.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/reclassifying-weed-much-needed-medical-research-40664509/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-ag-credit-card-companies-stop-illegal-vape-sales-40663186/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40663186 Morgan Fischer https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-ag-credit-card-companies-stop-illegal-vape-sales-40663186/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:01:06 -0700 Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is on a persistent mission to stop the sale of illegal vapes to kids.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-ag-credit-card-companies-stop-illegal-vape-sales-40663186/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/trump-rescheduled-medical-weed-arizona-cannabis-leaders-are-thrilled-40661633/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40661633 Morgan Fischer https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/trump-rescheduled-medical-weed-arizona-cannabis-leaders-are-thrilled-40661633/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:42:52 -0700 It's not full federal legalization, but it does mean fewer hoops to jump through for Arizona's huge weed industry.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/trump-rescheduled-medical-weed-arizona-cannabis-leaders-are-thrilled-40661633/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/shrooms-easier-to-get-in-arizona-and-elsewhere-but-science-lags-40660186/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40660186 Hollis Karoly and Kent Hutchison | The Conversation https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/shrooms-easier-to-get-in-arizona-and-elsewhere-but-science-lags-40660186/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0700 It's increasingly easier to get psilocybin mushrooms. But science hasn't caught up to studying its effects.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/shrooms-easier-to-get-in-arizona-and-elsewhere-but-science-lags-40660186/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/buds-a-palooza-phoenix-weed-festival-what-to-know-2026-40656748/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40656748 Morgan Fischer https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/buds-a-palooza-phoenix-weed-festival-what-to-know-2026-40656748/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:07:10 -0700 The Downtown Phoenix weed festival is back for its fifth edition in 2026. Read this guide if you're thinking of going.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/buds-a-palooza-phoenix-weed-festival-what-to-know-2026-40656748/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kratom-poisonings-surged-over-past-decade-40658419/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40658419 Andrew Kolodny | The Conversation https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kratom-poisonings-surged-over-past-decade-40658419/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:01:07 -0700 Regulators are struggling to keep up with kratom, which is found at gas stations and smoke shops in Arizona and elsewhere.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kratom-poisonings-surged-over-past-decade-40658419/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-dispensary-cheech-chong-prerolls-recalled-fungus-issue-40653072/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40653072 Zach Buchanan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-dispensary-cheech-chong-prerolls-recalled-fungus-issue-40653072/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:16:53 -0700 Arizona weed products associated with JARS Cannabis were taken off shelves due to a possible contamination of Aspergillus.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-dispensary-cheech-chong-prerolls-recalled-fungus-issue-40653072/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-smoke-shops-repeatedly-busted-selling-kids-40651728/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40651728 Morgan Fischer https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-smoke-shops-repeatedly-busted-selling-kids-40651728/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:30:00 -0700 Nearly 14% of tobacco retailers failed inspections by the Attorney General's Office. These smoke shops failed the most.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-smoke-shops-repeatedly-busted-selling-kids-40651728/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-senior-communities-cannabis-kiosks-buying-weed-40650037/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40650037 Morgan Fischer https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-senior-communities-cannabis-kiosks-buying-weed-40650037/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:04:58 -0700 Out: "Get off my lawn!" In: "Deliver me my grass."]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-senior-communities-cannabis-kiosks-buying-weed-40650037/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times