https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona Thu, 21 May 2026 22:59:50 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 22:59:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2025 Phoenix New Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Phoenix New Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Phoenix New Times letters@phoenixnewtimes.com (Phoenix New Times Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Phoenix New Times Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/PHX_1320x825-100-1.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com 144 90 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/whats-the-difference-between-different-types-thc-40668373/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40668373 Aaron W. Harrison | The Conversation https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/whats-the-difference-between-different-types-thc-40668373/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:00 -0700 People often ask about the differences between the various delta THCs, and about the actual amounts of THC in products.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/whats-the-difference-between-different-types-thc-40668373/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/reclassifying-weed-much-needed-medical-research-40664509/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40664509 Carey S. 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/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-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-opioid-overdose-crisis-careening-in-the-wrong-direction-40642164/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40642164 George Headley https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-opioid-overdose-crisis-careening-in-the-wrong-direction-40642164/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:00:46 -0700 The stuff on the street is getting more dangerous, which is partly why Phoenix saw nearly 6,000 opioid overdoses in 2025.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-opioid-overdose-crisis-careening-in-the-wrong-direction-40642164/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/should-medical-marijuana-easier-to-get-expert-explains-40640666/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40640666 Chris Meyers | The Conversation https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/should-medical-marijuana-easier-to-get-expert-explains-40640666/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:04:19 -0700 Donald Trump want to reclassify weed as a less-dangerous drug. What would that mean for medical marijuana?]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/should-medical-marijuana-easier-to-get-expert-explains-40640666/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-pharmacy-mistakenly-gave-woman-cancer-drug-lawsuit-40636445/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40636445 Celina Jiménez https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-pharmacy-mistakenly-gave-woman-cancer-drug-lawsuit-40636445/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:30:00 -0700 A December lawsuit claims a 73-year-old woman got very sick after a Safeway pharmacy filled the wrong prescription.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-pharmacy-mistakenly-gave-woman-cancer-drug-lawsuit-40636445/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times