Department of Justice Tells AZ Gov. Brewer: “Dismiss Your Lawsuit, You Have No Case!”

0

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer filed a suit against the federal
government, asking whether the state’s medical marijuana law is preempted by
federal law. The Department of Justice basically said that the state of Arizona
has no case and that Gov. Brewer invented a controversy where none exists. The
MPP-backed Arizona medical marijuana initiative, Prop 203, was passed by voters
in 2010. Read
more …

August 19, 2011 · Posted in Arizona, Washington D.C.  
　　　　

Judge Asked To Toss Marijuana Lawsuit

Comments Off
Federal attorneys asked a judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Jan Brewer seeking a ruling about the legality of the state’s medical marijuana law. Deputy U.S. Attorney Scott Risner said there is no legal basis for the lawsuit. Risner told U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton in legal papers filed [...]
August 3, 2011 · Posted in Arizona, Highlight, Medical Marijuana, United States Cannabis News  
　　　　

Legal Marijuana in Arizona but Not for The Sellers

Comments Off
Marijuana is known to cause red eyes, gales of laughter and the munchies. In Arizona, add another side effect: utter confusion. Voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative last November allowing medical marijuana in the state, but the result has been just the opposite of an orderly system of dispensing cannabis to the truly sick. Rather, [...]
July 24, 2011 · Posted in Arizona, Highlight, Medical Marijuana Laws, Medical Marijuana Patients, United States Cannabis News  
　　　　

In Arizona, a Battle Over Medical Marijuana

Comments Off
When entrepreneur Ian Christensen looks around the white-walled office he hopes to lease in Paradise Valley, Ariz., he sees opportunity. Now all he needs is some pot. Like hundreds of others here, Christensen has sunk tens of thousands of dollars into his plans to sell medical marijuana legally, which voters approved by referendum in November. [...]
July 16, 2011 · Posted in Arizona, Highlight, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, United States Cannabis News