Arizona Cannabis News

Lawmakers in the Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee advanced a measure this week that would allow patients with autism and PTSD to participate in the state’s medical cannabis program.

Arizona cannabis sales surpassed $1.4 billion last year, largely driven by the state’s adult-use market.

Arizona dispensaries sold $84.5 million worth of adult-use cannabis products in October 2022, a new monthly record for the state.

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that using medical cannabis under the care of a physician while pregnant is not considered child neglect.

Arizona sold $1.6 billion worth of cannabis in 2021 to become the second-largest cannabis market in the U.S. behind California.

Nidhi Lucky Handa is the Co-Founder and CEO of LEUNE, a lifestyle cannabis brand available in California, Arizona, and Maine.

Arizona’s adult-use cannabis sales reached $76.5 million in May while medical cannabis sales fell to their lowest total since January 2021 at less than $45 million.

Arizona’s adult-use cannabis sales reached $75.5 million in April which represents a decrease of $5 million from March.

Arizona selected recipients for the state’s 26 widely sought social equity cannabis licenses.

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a mother enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program per a doctor’s recommendation cannot be charged with neglect if their newborn baby tests positive for cannabis.

Arizona announced it will be holding its social equity drawing this April for the 26 adult-use cannabis licenses set aside for the program.

A cannabis testing lab in Arizona was fined $468,000 in civil penalties following repeated violations of state rules and regulations.

Arizona’s community colleges received more than $31 million from cannabis-derived taxes last year.

Arizona set a new record in November, topping $60 million in monthly adult-use cannabis sales for the first time.

The University of Arizona has partnered with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer three eight-week, online courses for certificates in the Business of Cannabis, Cannabis Law and Policy, and Cannabis Healthcare and Medicine.

Arizona has received more than 1,500 applications for the state’s 26 cannabis social equity licenses, each worth potentially near $10 million. The licenses will be awarded in a random lottery selection next spring.

In its first year of adult-use cannabis sales, Arizona has raised $106 million dollars in tax revenue. The money is earmarked for public safety initiatives.

Bank of America suddenly canceled the account of cannabis research firm Scottsdale Research Institute despite being fully compliant with federal laws and operating with public DEA approval.

Arizona has identified 87 zip codes where applicants for the state’s cannabis social equity licensed must have lived in recent years.

The Arizona Republic runs a fearmongering headline and presents a one-sided story in their coverage of accidental consumption of cannabis by children.