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Kris Mayes wants you to be finally able to buy weed with a credit card

By Celina Jiménez

Jul 30, 2025

Because weed is federally illegal, dispensaries are cash-only. Arizona Attorney Kris Mayes wants Congress to change that.

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Curaleaf ordered to rehire Phoenix worker it fired for union activity

By TJ L'Heureux

Jul 24, 2025

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Curaleaf wrongfully dismissed union leader Nick Fredrickson last year.

The Top 10 Online Cannabis Seed Banks of 2025 (So Far)

By Cleo Mirza

Jul 23, 2025

It all starts with high-quality seeds. Symple Commerce shares the top 10 online seed banks for at-home cannabis cultivators.

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How Josh Kesselman became the Phoenix ‘Willy Wonka of Weed’

By TJ L'Heureux

Jul 16, 2025

The RAW rolling papers pioneer became a huge weed celebrity. And now he’s wondering what to do with his chocolate factory.

arizona attorney general kris mayes holds up THC-infused products that she said are being illegally sold

Judge: Arizona can continue to crack down on hemp-based THC products

By TJ L'Heureux

Jul 3, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says hemp-THC products at smoke shops and gas stations are illegal. A judge agrees.

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Jungle Boys dispensary opens in historic recording studio building

By TJ L'Heureux

Jun 27, 2025

Waylon Jennings and Alice Cooper once laid tracks in a studio off Indian School Road. Now, it's a weed-slinging dispensary.

Judge to rule on whether to halt Mayes crackdown on hemp THC products

By TJ L'Heureux

Jun 20, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes faces a lawsuit for declaring hemp-based THC products found in smoke shops illegal.

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Hemp THC products are everywhere in Arizona. Congress may change that

By TJ L'Heureux

Jun 13, 2025

A legal loophole has allowed hemp-based weed products to be sold outside dispensaries in Arizona. It may soon close.

New state law says Santa Claus must lay off weed . . . advertisements

By TJ L'Heureux

May 14, 2025

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that bars weed advertisers from targeting kids with St. Nick and other friendly characters.

Not so high now: Arizona weed sales are still plummeting

By Jim Small | Arizona Mirror

May 9, 2025

Weed has been legal in Arizona for four years now, and residents of the Grand Canyon State seem to be losing interest.

Trulieve Magnolia employs celebrate voting to unionize

Trulieve workers nab Arizona’s first union contract for weed growers

By TJ L'Heureux

May 8, 2025

The deal is a first for the weed industry and only the second union contract for agricultural workers in Arizona since 1993.

How a Scottsdale lab got into the business of growing peyote

By TJ L'Heureux

May 5, 2025

Peyote is a sacred substance to many Indigenous peoples, but it's verging on endangered. A Scottsdale lab wants to fix that.

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A kratom retailer calls for crackdown on 'unsafe' 7-OH variant

By Morgan Fischer

Apr 21, 2025

A synthetic variant of the plant-based drug poses risks. A kratom retailer wants to see products pulled from Arizona shelves.

Got the munchies? 10 Phoenix spots for satisfying snacks when you’re stoned

By Sara Crocker

Apr 18, 2025

Don't settle for the convenience store or drive-thru on the corner. Check out these Valley eateries for your 420 cravings.

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Do Arizona budtenders know less than they used to?

By TJ L'Heureux

Apr 18, 2025

Expert budtenders can match you with the right strain. Industry insiders say there are fewer of them than there once were.

Your guide to the best Phoenix 420 parties, events and deals in 2025

By Benjamin Leatherman

Apr 18, 2025

Cannabis connoisseurs of the Valley, here’s where to celebrate this weekend.

Arizonans are spending less and less on weed each year

By Jim Small | Arizona Mirror

Apr 15, 2025

For the second straight year, legal cannabis sales in Arizona went down. Here's how much.

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Can’t remember Buds-A-Palooza? Here are 26 photos to relive it

By Grace Monos

Apr 14, 2025

The fourth annual downtown Phoenix weed festival was a bong-rippin' good time.

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Buds-A-Palooza hits downtown Phoenix on Friday. Here’s what to know

By TJ L'Heureux

Apr 10, 2025

The fourth annual weed block party will feature music, comedy shows, food and, yes, lots of people getting high.

Illegal weed in Arizona has toxins that could make you vomit

By Morgan Fischer

Apr 10, 2025

An ASU study of illicit weed seizures in Arizona — that is, pot grown and bought outside dispensaries — found safety risks.

Marijuana

Marijuana sales continue to fall in Arizona

Op-ed: Cannabis rescheduling hinges on Trump

Marijuana

Marijuana sales continue to fall in Arizona

Op-ed: Cannabis rescheduling hinges on Trump

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