Pot Dispensary Owner Faces Life Sentence for Being Too Profitable

Reason.com:  “Medical marijuana dispensary owner Aaron Sandusky might be going to jail for a long, long time. . . . Thom Mrozek, the press representative for the Department of Justice’s Central California district, responded to questions about G3 Holistic with this emailed statement:  ‘Those associated with the G3 marijuana store ignored a series a warnings that the retail store in Upland was operating in violation of the law. Those warnings came from local officials, through letters from the Department of Justice, during the execution of search warrants and through civil lawsuits’.”

Sandusky and the DEA’s previous raids on G3 Holistic are showcased in this Reason.tv video on Obama’s war on medical marijuana.

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By |2012-06-19T06:30:22-07:00June 19th, 2012|California News, Federal Dispensary Attacks, Marijuana Crimes, Video|Comments Off on Pot Dispensary Owner Faces Life Sentence for Being Too Profitable

Feds Indict 6 California Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners & Sue to Take Landlord’s Land

The Press-Enterprise:  “Federal authorities indicted and arrested six men connected with the operation of G3 Holistic, a chain of Inland medical marijuana dispensaries which federal authorities say were actually for-profit marijuana sales storefronts.  G3 tried in 2011 to hide more than $3.3 million it took in ‘to maintain the façade of G3 Holistic as a nonprofit organization,’according to an Internal Revenue Service analysis. . . . In a civil forfeiture complaint, the government claimed that a forensic investigation by the IRS identified 19 bank accounts linked with G3 Holistic Inc. or individuals connected with it. The accounts had received $3.3 million in deposits during an eight-month period in 2011, with withdrawals nearly equaling that amount. The IRS concluded it was to make G3 appear to be a nonprofit organization.”

The six people who were indicted are:  Aaron Sandusky, John Leslie Nuckolls II, Keith Alan Sandusky, Paul Neumann Brownbridge, Richard Irwin Kirchnavy and Brandon Anton Gustafson.

Words of Advice to Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners:  Keep a low profile.  Do not do media or interviews.  Aaron Sandusky has a Youtube video that not only got him on the feds radar, but probably made him a target of enforcement action.

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By |2017-10-07T09:54:54-07:00June 16th, 2012|California News, Federal Dispensary Attacks, Marijuana Crimes, Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Feds Indict 6 California Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners & Sue to Take Landlord’s Land

A User’s Guide To Smoking Pot With Barack Obama

Check out the pictures of the high school and college age Barrack Obama on Buzzfeed Politics:  “Barry was quite the accomplished marijuana enthusiast back in high school and college. Excerpts from David Maraniss’ Barack Obama: The Story dealing with the elaborate drug culture surrounding the president when he attended Punahou School in Honolulu and Occidental College in Los Angeles. He inhaled. A lot.”

For more on this topic read “DPA: Obama’s Candor Was Commendable, But Hypocritical Escalation of War on Marijuana is Costly Political Miscalculation.”

Video footage of Penn Jillette and Michael Goudeau’s “Penn’s Sunday School” chat about the President’s marijuana policy and previous drug use has gone viral online.

 “If Obama had been busted for marijuana under the laws that he condones, would his life had been better?” Penn asks. “If he had been busted under his laws, he would have done hard f***ing time. And if he had done time in federal prison — time for his weed ‘and a little blow’ — he would not have been President of the United States of America.”

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By |2012-05-26T06:24:55-07:00May 26th, 2012|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on A User’s Guide To Smoking Pot With Barack Obama

Will Humble on the 1st Week of Accepting Applications for Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Will Humble, the Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, wrote the following on his blog on May 18, 2012:

“We’ll wrap up our first week of accepting medical marijuana dispensary Registration Certificate applications today. We’ve received about 40 applications so far this week- and our team has been doing an excellent job of reviewing the applications for “Administrative Completeness” this week- so much so that we don’t even have a backlog (yet).

Any applications that are “Administratively Incomplete” (in other words, if they’re missing something) are being returned to the applicants so they can correct whatever is wrong.  In June, we’ll be checking for “Substantive Completeness” (which is a more thorough, quality review), and the applicants will have another chance to make corrections.  We expect to award all of the Registration Certificates on August 7.  If there’s only 1 qualified applicant in a Community Health Analysis Area- that applicant will be awarded a Certificate.  We’ll be holding a random drawing on August 7 to award Certificates in the CHAAs with more than 1 qualified applicant.

Prospective applicants can check out our Registration Certificate Application ChecklistInstructions, and the official Application on our Medical Marijuana Dispensary webpage.  We’re refreshing our dispensary application page each weekday around the close of business to show how many applications we’ve received by Community Health Analysis Area.  Applicants have until next Friday (May 25) to finish and turn in their paperwork.”

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By |2012-05-19T07:34:58-07:00May 19th, 2012|Stories & Articles, Video, Will Humble Speaks|Comments Off on Will Humble on the 1st Week of Accepting Applications for Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Lynching Charlie Lynch, a Medical Marijuana Martyr

Reason.tv:  “Should Charlie Lynch spend the rest of his life in jail, or even a single day, for operating a legal medical marijuana dispensary?  The sentencing of Morro Bay, California medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles Lynch has been delayed yet again, this time until June 11. According to Reason.tv producer Ted Balaker, who has followed the Lynch saga from its start, the mood in the courtroom was guardedly optimistic, especially as Judge George H. Wu openly expressed his sympathy for Lynch. “To be blunt, if I could find a way out, I would,” said Wu, referring to mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines that insist Lynch get at least five years in prison. However, Wu summarily dismissed the notion of disregarding the guidelines, claiming it would simply be a “monumental waste of time” because such a decision would be overruled by a higher court. Reason.tv will post a video of today’s proceedings soon. In the meantime, you can follow the case at Lynch’s website, online here.”

By |2012-04-21T07:06:51-07:00April 21st, 2012|Marijuana Crimes, Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Lynching Charlie Lynch, a Medical Marijuana Martyr

Campassion First’s Medical Marijuana Grow Facility

MyFoxPhoenix.com:  “The Compassion First Caregiver Circle Cultivation Facility is located at 11th Ave and Deer Valley. There are 45 caregivers and each caregiver is assigned 5 patients and one tent of marijuana plants. They grow the marijuana, and once the mature plant is harvested, they distribute the correct dosage to their patients.”

Pot Cultivation Center Opens in Phoenix: MyFoxPHOENIX.com

By |2015-04-06T18:53:11-07:00February 17th, 2012|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Campassion First’s Medical Marijuana Grow Facility

Explore a Huge Arizona Medical Marijuana Grow Operation

ABC 15.com:  “what does a ‘grow house’ look like?  ABC15 toured what is believed to be the largest growing operation in Arizona. . . . The home they grow their medical marijuana in looks perfectly normal from the outside, but inside there is an extremely sophisticated green house.”

By |2015-04-06T18:53:11-07:00February 10th, 2012|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Explore a Huge Arizona Medical Marijuana Grow Operation

Obama Refuses to Answer Question about Legalizing Marijuana that Won the White House & Google’s Youtube Ask the President Contest

The White House and Google teamed up and asked viewers to ask video questions on Youtube.  The promoters mislead the public by announcing that President Obama would personally answer the questions that got the most votes from the Youtube viewers.  The following video question submitted by a retired Deputy Sheriff had the most video votes and the second most votes of all  video and text questions:

“Mr. President, my name is Stephen Downing, and I’m a retired deputy chief of police from the Los Angeles Police Department. From my 20 years of experience I have come to see our country’s drug policies as a failure and a complete waste of criminal justice resources. According to the Gallup Poll, the number of Americans who support legalizing and regulating marijuana now outnumbers those who support continuing prohibition. What do you say to this growing voter constituency that wants more changes to drug policy than you have delivered in your first term?”

Despite getting the most votes of any video question, Obama refused to answer the question, again for the second year in a row.  Here’s the winner of the 2011 video question contest and Obama’s non-answer answer.

By |2012-01-31T08:09:17-07:00January 31st, 2012|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Obama Refuses to Answer Question about Legalizing Marijuana that Won the White House & Google’s Youtube Ask the President Contest

New Med Pot Shop Says It Won’t be Shut Down

KSAZ Fox 10:  “A new one-stop medical marijuana shop is getting ready to open in the valley.  But with so many questions about Arizona’s medical marijuana law, many of these facilities have already opened up, only to be shut down.  It’s called Elements Caregiver Collective, and the name says it all. This company said that because caregivers supply the marijuana, what they’re doing is 100 percent legal.”

By |2015-04-06T18:52:32-07:00November 14th, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on New Med Pot Shop Says It Won’t be Shut Down

Nurse Says She Was Fired for Being Medical Marijuana Cardholder

Azfamily.com:  “In what could be a first-of-its-kind case here in Arizona, a nurse is planning to file a wrongful termination lawsuit, claiming she was fired for being a medical-marijuana card holder. Her former employer says that’s not exactly what happened. Esther Shapiro said she was fired two months ago after telling her bosses at the Verde Valley Community Hospital in Cottonwood that she held a medical-marijuana card as a result of Arizona’s recently passed and much-debated medical-marijuana law.”

By |2015-04-06T18:52:32-07:00October 22nd, 2011|AZ Marijuana Law Lawsuits, Video|Comments Off on Nurse Says She Was Fired for Being Medical Marijuana Cardholder

DEA Raids Medical Marijuana Club in Tempe, Accuses Owners of Running Illegal Dispensary

Phoenix New Times:  “the DEA has gone after a . . . medical marijuana club in Tempe.  Agents began showing up at the AZ Go Green Co-Op at 426 East Southern Avenue around 8 a.m., according to a news report by Channel 10 (KSAZ-TV). The owners’ of the club, says the report, are Rachael Beeder and James Chaney.  A doctor at the clinic, James Eisenberg, left a note on the door saying he’ll be out till October 1st.”

See “Jailed Medical Marijuana Clinic Worker Speaks Out.”  “FOX 10’s cameras were the only ones there when the DEA raided a medical marijuana clinic in Tempe. In another exclusive, the woman that ran the Arizona Go Green Compassion Club talks to us from behind bars.”

For more about whether an Arizona cannabis club is legal under Arizona’s medical marijuana laws see “Are Arizona Cannabis Clubs Legal Under Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Laws?

By |2019-06-14T08:25:41-07:00September 30th, 2011|Cannabis Clubs, Federal Dispensary Attacks, Marijuana Crimes, Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on DEA Raids Medical Marijuana Club in Tempe, Accuses Owners of Running Illegal Dispensary

Arizona Medical Marijuana Cardholders Wrongfully Arrested

KSAZ 10:  “More confusion over Arizona’s medical marijuana law — lawyers say patients who are legally allowed to use medical marijuana are being wrongfully arrested.  ‘Incidents between clashes with law enforcement and these patients are on the rise and patients need to be aware that they should aggressively assert their rights to legally use and obtain marijuana if they are a registered card holder’.”

Medical Marijuana Cardholders Wrongfully Arrested: MyFoxPHOENIX.com

By |2015-04-06T18:52:31-07:00August 8th, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Arizona Medical Marijuana Cardholders Wrongfully Arrested

Gilbert Police Raid Tempe Medical-Marijuana Shop; Officers Seize Pot, Make No Arrests

Phoenix New Times:  “Gilbert police made another medical-marijuana raid last week — this one at the office of a Tempe advocacy group where patients sold pot to other patients.   About 4 p.m. last Thursday, cops — some in masks — entered the small office of the Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group, in an industrial complex at 2011 East Fifth Street. They placed the founder, an employee, and several customers in handcuffs for more than an hour and searched the place. Several ounces of weed, including live plants, were seized.”

By |2011-06-22T06:32:06-07:00June 22nd, 2011|Marijuana Crimes, Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Gilbert Police Raid Tempe Medical-Marijuana Shop; Officers Seize Pot, Make No Arrests

Medical Marijuana Patients Start Growing their Own

KOLD News 13:  “As Arizona’s medical marijuana laws go into effect, dispensaries are still waiting for word as to when they can open their doors, but some people are not waiting for them.  Applicants who have already received medical marijuana cards and the green light to cultivate pot for personal use, have already started cultivating the plant at home.  We got a sneak peak at one of the first grow operations in Tucson.”

 

By |2011-05-21T06:13:40-07:00May 21st, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Medical Marijuana Patients Start Growing their Own

Medical Marijuana Stores Opening up around Arizona

ABC 15:  “Medical marijuana businesses are beginning to open their doors around Arizona.  Green Horizons University in Scottsdale opens their doors to the public Monday morning. They are one of a handful of stores that plan to cash-in on Arizona’s new industry.  ‘We are an educational facility to teach everybody everything from A to Z about the medical marijuana industry,’ said Daniel Halbert, who founded Green Horizons University.

By |2011-05-21T06:05:17-07:00May 21st, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Medical Marijuana Stores Opening up around Arizona

Arizona Department of Health Services Publishes the Final Medical Marijuana Rules

The Arizona Department of Health Services published its final medical marijuana rules (92 pages).

Here are my first impressions of the provisions that apply to would-be dispensaries:

  • DHS took my recommendation and added the owners of entities to its definition of board members who must satisfy the eligibility requirements to obtain a dispensary license.  R9-17-301.B adds the owners of limited liability companies, partnerships and members of a cooperative to the list of board members.  The section starts, “in addition to the individual or individuals identified in the dispensary’s by-laws as board members of the dispensary the following individuals are considered board members: If a corporation is applying for a dispensary registration certificate, the officers of the corporation”  Wow!  This subsection is astonishing because it shows how totally unaware of the business world DHS is.  First, the Bylaws do not normally name the members of the board of directors.  Second, the shareholders of the corporation are not considered principal officers or directors – only the officers of the corporation are deemed to be board members!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  DHS open the door a mile wide.  People with excluded felonies and non-Arizona residents  apparently can be shareholders of a for profit corporation that seeks a dispensary license.
  • R9-17-302.A states, “If more than one dispensary registration certificate application. . . is received for a single CHAA, the Department shall review the dispensary registration certificate applications for the CHAA to determine if:

1.  Each applicant, principal officer, or board member associated with a dispensary registration certificate application has submitted Arizona state income tax returns for the previous three years with the dispensary registration certificate application;

2. Each applicant, principal officer, or board member associated with a dispensary registration certificate application:

a. Is current on paying court-ordered child support;

b. Is not delinquent paying taxes, interest, or penalties due to a governmental agency;

c. Does not have an unpaid judgment due to a governmental agency; and

d. Is not in default on a government-issued student loan;

3. Each individual who has 20% or more interest in the dispensary is the applicant or a principal officer or board member of the dispensary;

4. Each applicant, principal officer, or board member has never filed for personal or corporate bankruptcy; and

5. Documentation, from an in-state financial institution or an out-of-state financial institution, demonstrating that the dispensary has at least $150,000 available to begin operating was submitted with the dispensary registration certificate application.

Holy money bags Batman!  I didn’t see that one coming.  I guess the big money players won.  Mom & pops lose.  This new and outrageous rule apparently means that applicants for a dispensary license must have at least $150,000 in a bank account to get in the lottery.

What’s with the bankruptcy exclusion?  Many good people have been forced to file for bankruptcy.  There is no relationship to bankruptcy and being involved with a medical marijuana dispensary.  It’s just a DHS excuse to limit the possible pool of owners for what reason I cannot imagine.

R9-17-302.A.3 seems to require that every person who owns 20% or more of an entity (including a for profit corporation) that applies for a dispensary license must be a principal officer or a board member.

  • There are major changes in the way dispensary registration certificates will be awarded.  The lottery may or may not be used, depending on the actual to be determined facts associated with each CHAA.  DHS may award a dispensary registration certificate based on if there are no qualified applicants or multiple applicants at each of the five levels set forth in R9-17-302.A.  Think of R9-17-302.A as containing five review levels.  If only one qualified applicant exists at the A(1) level, that applicant gets a dispensary registration certificate.  If there are multiple qualified applicants at a R9-17-302.A level, they move to the next round/level.  For example, if there are multiple qualified applicants that meet the requirements of A(1), A(2) and A(3), they move to the A(4) level and if only one qualified applicant meets the A(4) level, that applicant gets the dispensary registration certificate.  If there are multiple qualified applicants that satisfy A(1), A(2), A(3), A(4) and A(5) then “the Department shall randomly select one of the dispensary registration applications” to get the dispensary registration certificate.  So, the lottery lives!
  • Looks like there will be a dispensary in all 124 of the 126 CHAAs.  If there are no qualified applicants for a dispensary registration certificate in a CHAA, DHS will select an applicant from another CHAA and award the dispensary registration certificate to that “lucky” or ‘unlucky” applicant.  R9-17-302.B.3 states, “If the Department determines that none of the reviewed dispensary registration certificate applications meets the criteria in subsection (A)(1), the Department shall randomly select one dispensary certificate registration application and allocate a dispensary registration certificate to that applicant.”
  • Multiple dispensary applications are allowed with one catch.  R9-17-302.C states,  “If an applicant submits more than one dispensary registration certificate application, the documentation in subsection (A)(5) needs to demonstrate there is at least $150,000 available for each dispensary registration certificate application submitted.”
  • R9-17-303.C states, “A city or town that contains more than one CHAA may request the reassignment of a dispensary registration certificate allocation from one CHAA to another CHAA under the jurisdiction of the city or town by submitting a written request to the Department by June 1, 2011”
  • DHS pushed back the start date for accepting applications for a dispensary registration certificate to June 1, 2011.  R9-17-303.D states, “The Department shall accept dispensary registration certificate applications for 30 calendar days beginning June 1, 2011.”
  • R9-17-304.A states, “An individual shall not be an applicant, principal officer, or board member on:

1. More than one dispensary registration certificate application for a location in a single CHAA, or

2. More than five dispensary registration certificate applications for locations in different CHAAs”

DHS sanctions multiple applications for dispensaries so long as the applications are in different CHAAs, no more than five applications are submitted and the applicant can get a letter from a bank that it has at least $150,000 for each dispensary application.  Big money wins again!  Shame on DHS for misleading people who don’t have $150,000 cash in the bank into believing for months that they could possibly obtain an Arizona medical marijuana dispensary license.

Note:  DHS appears to have taken my suggestion and that of Alan Sobol to clarify that dispensary applicants do not have to get final city or county zoning approval to be able to file an application for a dispensary registration certificate.  Rule R9-17-304.D.5 combined with R9-17-305.A give dispensary applicants a two stage zoning process.  R9-17-305.A requires final zoning approval only after the would-be dispensary obtains a dispensary registration certificate.  Unfortunately DHS took my suggestion and will allow the winner of a dispensary registration certificate to change its dispensary site to a different location within its CHAA if  final zoning is denied or some other reason exists to move to a different location arises.  Getting final zoning approval is a good thing to do before getting a dispensary registration certificate, but not a requirement to filing an application as some people said.

  • DHS actually set minimum requirements for a business plan.  R9-17-304.D.7 states that the application for a dispensary registration certificate must contain “A business plan demonstrating the on-going viability of the dispensary on a not-for-profit basis that includes:

a. A description of and total dollar amount of expenditures already incurred to establish the dispensary or to secure a dispensary registration certificate by the individual or business organization applying for the dispensary registration certificate,

b. A description and total dollar amount of monies or tangible assets received for operating the dispensary from entities other than the individual applying for the dispensary registration certificate or a principal officer or board member associated with the dispensary including the entity’s name and the interest in the dispensary or the benefit the entity obtained,

c. Projected expenditures expected before the dispensary is operational,

d. Projected expenditures after the dispensary is operational, and

e. Projected revenue;”

  • DHS apparently clarified that applicants for a dispensary registration certificate do not need to jump through all the city and county zoning hoops just t be eligible to apply for a dispensary license.  R9-17-305.A states, “To apply for approval to operate a dispensary, a person holding a dispensary registration certificate shall submit to the Department, at least 60 calendar days before the expiration of the dispensary registration certificate, the following:

2. A copy of documentation issued by the local jurisdiction to the dispensary authorizing occupancy of the building as a dispensary and, if applicable, as the dispensary’s cultivation site, such as a certificate of occupancy, a special use permit, or a conditional use permit;

3. A sworn statement signed and dated by the individual or individuals in R9-17-301 certifying that the dispensary is in compliance with local zoning restrictions”

  • Finally, we get some guidance on what it means for a dispensary to operate on a not-for-profit basis.  R9-17-310.A states, “A dispensary shall:

13. Not lend any part of the dispensary’s income or property without receiving adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest;

14. Not purchase property for more than adequate consideration in money or cash equivalent;

15. Not pay compensation for salaries or other compensation for personal services that is in excess of a reasonable allowance;

16. Not sell any part of the dispensary’s property or equipment for less than adequate consideration in money or cash equivalent; and

17. Not engage in any other transaction that results in a substantial diversion of the dispensary’s income or property.”

  • R9-17-316.B states, “A dispensary shall only acquire marijuana from:

1. The dispensary’s cultivation site,

2. Another dispensary or another dispensary’s cultivation site,

3 A qualifying patient authorized by the Department to cultivate marijuana, or

4 A designated caregiver authorized by the Department to cultivate marijuana.”

 

By |2011-04-03T22:43:13-07:00March 28th, 2011|DHS Rules, Video|Comments Off on Arizona Department of Health Services Publishes the Final Medical Marijuana Rules

Entrepreneurs Look to Cash In on Medical Marijuana Biz

myFOXphoenix.com:  “Many business owners are hoping to get a license to sell — and make a lot of money legally selling pot.  Those hoping to open dispensaries in Arizona seem to be satisfied with the finalized set of rules — but its clear owners will have to jump through a lot of hoops if they want to get into the pot business.”

By |2011-04-01T01:26:48-07:00March 28th, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Entrepreneurs Look to Cash In on Medical Marijuana Biz

2 West Hollywood Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raided by Federal Agents

Los Angeles Times:  “Federal drug enforcement agents Tuesday raided two West Hollywood medical marijuana stores in the first such action in the city since the Obama administration decided two years ago to take a hands-off approach to dispensaries that abide by state laws. The dispensaries — Alternative Herbal Health Services and Zen Healing on Santa Monica Boulevard — are among four that the city has authorized to operate. . . . The DEA raided five of six dispensaries in West Hollywood in 2007, but has left the city’s stores alone since then.”

By |2012-05-12T15:26:27-07:00March 17th, 2011|California News, Federal Dispensary Attacks, Marijuana Crimes, Video|Comments Off on 2 West Hollywood Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raided by Federal Agents

Medical Marijuana from the Patient’s Perspective

azfamily.com:  “One of the many people keeping a close eye on what the Arizona Department of Health Services will do in developing medical marijuana’s rules is Eric Franks.  Franks, 27, was diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy and has been battling muscle spasms his whole life.”

By |2015-04-06T18:50:18-07:00February 11th, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video|Comments Off on Medical Marijuana from the Patient’s Perspective

In-depth look at Medical Marijuana in Arizona

azfamily.com:  “Cannabis, weed, reefer, marijuana, however you refer to it, it is now legal medicine in Arizona. By a 5,000-vote margin, Arizona voters said yes to medical marijuana, but the battle over legalization doesn’t end there.  As the state starts to write the rules, everyone seems to have an opinion. From law enforcement, to those who are ill, to the people writing the rules and those who support it, every side has a hand in how Arizona will implement the medical marijuana law.”

In the video, Will Humble says:

  • Our primary goal is to make sure this ends up as a medical use, not recreational use like what has happened in other states.
  • DHS is beging distracted by this medical marijuana law
  • Concerned about leakage from care givers to the street
  • Loop holes with caregivers and grow your own create the risk of recreational use
By |2015-04-06T18:50:17-07:00February 10th, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video, Will Humble Speaks|Comments Off on In-depth look at Medical Marijuana in Arizona

Surprise Councilman Wants Pot Dispensaries Out of Industrial Areas

KSAZ Fox 10:  “Now that medical marijuana is legal in the state of Arizona, cities are trying to figure out the rules about where marijuana dispensaries can be located. One city [Surprise] has plans to restrict them to industrial areas, but some say that’s unfair to the patients who need it.”

City Councilman Wants Pot Dispensaries Out of Industrial Areas: MyFoxPHOENIX.com

By |2015-04-06T18:50:17-07:00February 6th, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video, Zoning|Comments Off on Surprise Councilman Wants Pot Dispensaries Out of Industrial Areas

Arizona Department of Health Services Director Will Humble Discusses Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law

KSAZ Fox 10 TV interviews Arizona Department of Health Services Will Humble on Arizona’s new medical marijuana law.

Health Director Committed to Preventing Pot Misuse: MyFoxPHOENIX.com

By |2015-04-06T18:49:27-07:00January 31st, 2011|Stories & Articles, Video, Will Humble Speaks|Comments Off on Arizona Department of Health Services Director Will Humble Discusses Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law

IRS Auditing Harborside Health Center Oakland’s Biggest Pot Dispensary

The Bay Citizen:  “In an ominous portent of the clash between federal and state law over medical marijuana, the IRS is auditing the Bay Area’s largest medical pot dispensary, Harborside Health Center . . . . a Nov. 15 letter that Harborside sent to Sen. Barbara Boxer asking for tweaks in tax laws that can result in near-crippling taxes on pot dispensaries . . . . Harborside has exploded in popularity with 58,000 members . . . . The dispensary brings in around $20 million in revenue each year”

By |2017-10-07T09:54:49-07:00December 10th, 2010|Stories & Articles, Tax Issues, Video|Comments Off on IRS Auditing Harborside Health Center Oakland’s Biggest Pot Dispensary
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