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Recreational marijuana sales soar over medical marijuana in Arizona

August 25, 2022
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It looks like recreational marijuana use is big bucks for Arizona. Medical marijuana usage plummeted as recreational use soars to a new high. According to the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR), adult-use (recreational) marijuana sales rose over $58.2 million in June.…

Arizona to hold drawing for social equity marijuana establishment licenses

The Arizona Department of Health Services will hold a drawing next week for social equity marijuana establishment licenses. 1,500 people applied for 26 licenses. The social equity licenses are required by the same ballot measure that legalized marajuana in 2020.…

Arizona accepting applications for 26 lucrative marijuana licenses for ‘social-equity’

December 2, 2021
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The Arizona Department of Health Services has started accepting applications for "social-equity" marijuana shop licenses despite lawsuits seeking to stop the program and make it more inclusive. The new licenses are intended to help people harmed by previous marijuana laws before…

How Arizona Won the Weed Legalization Race

Four states voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November. Only one is selling it so far. PHOENIX — When Arizonans voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November, it seemed plausible that sales would begin sometime in the spring. But on…

Recreational marijuana sales kick off in Arizona

Recreational marijuana sales have started in Arizona, with many of the state's medical-marijuana dispensaries getting the OK on Friday to open sales to anyone 21 or older. A Harvest Health and Recreation dispensary in Scottsdale got approval at about noon. The staff…

Recreational marijuana sales could begin in Arizona later in week

January 20, 2021
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Arizona adults could be legally purchasing marijuana for recreational use by the end of the week. State health officials began accepting applications Tuesday to run some of the more than 120 recreational sites that voters agreed to in November to…

Arizona Cannabis: Key Update from Department of Health Services; Rules Imminent!

December 10, 2020
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By Ethan Minkin, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last week, the Arizona Department of Health Services released a new web page of information related to the Smart and Safe Arizona Act – Arizona’s new adult use marijuana law. The Department is…

Sales at Arizona marijuana dispensaries skyrocketed in March as coronavirus shutdown started

The coronavirus pandemic didn't slow down growth in Arizona's medical marijuana program, state figures show, with qualified patients buying more than a ton more marijuana in March than they did in February. The 17,095 pounds of marijuana sold by medical-marijuana…

Arizona’s biggest marijuana company just got bigger and has plans for major national growth

Harvest Health and Recreation, Arizona's biggest medical-marijuana operator, said on Wednesday it has acquired three shops run by competitor Arizona Natural Selections, giving Harvest 14 of the 120 or so operating retail stores in the state. The companies didn't disclose…