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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 Zach Buchanan 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 Zach Buchanan 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 Zach Buchanan 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 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/valley-smoke-shop-hit-with-460k-fine-for-selling-vapes-to-kids-40634679/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40634679 Zach Buchanan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/valley-smoke-shop-hit-with-460k-fine-for-selling-vapes-to-kids-40634679/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:30:00 -0700 The Arizona Attorney General's Office used undercover teens to bust Pro Source Shops last year.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/valley-smoke-shop-hit-with-460k-fine-for-selling-vapes-to-kids-40634679/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-may-ban-handing-out-drug-testing-kits-city-parks-40629434/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40629434 Zach Buchanan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-may-ban-handing-out-drug-testing-kits-city-parks-40629434/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:02:48 -0700 News The Phoenix City Council will weigh a proposal to prohibit handing out drug-testing kits and providing HIV testing in parks.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-may-ban-handing-out-drug-testing-kits-city-parks-40629434/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-attorney-general-wants-state-crack-down-kratom-40627881/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40627881 Zach Buchanan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-attorney-general-wants-state-crack-down-kratom-40627881/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:00:40 -0700 Kratom is easy to get in Arizona. Kris Mayes wants to change that by beefing up state law.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-attorney-general-wants-state-crack-down-kratom-40627881/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/do-arizonans-want-to-ban-kratom-what-a-new-survey-reveals-40625813/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40625813 Zach Buchanan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/do-arizonans-want-to-ban-kratom-what-a-new-survey-reveals-40625813/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:21:57 -0700 Kratom is widely available in gas stations and smoke shops, though the Mayo Clinic calls it unsafe and ineffective.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/do-arizonans-want-to-ban-kratom-what-a-new-survey-reveals-40625813/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizonas-sinema-kisses-up-to-rfk-jr-while-promoting-ibogaine-40625627/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40625627 Zach Buchanan https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizonas-sinema-kisses-up-to-rfk-jr-while-promoting-ibogaine-40625627/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:47:02 -0700 News Sinema gave RFK Jr. a tongue-bathing while promoting the psychedelic drug ibogaine.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizonas-sinema-kisses-up-to-rfk-jr-while-promoting-ibogaine-40625627/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times