The marijuana holiday 4/20 is on Monday. It falls about 10 weeks before the deadline to submit enough signatures so voters can decide in November whether to outlaw dispensaries.
If organizers calling themselves American Encore can gather about 260,000 signatures by July 3 — and if voters approve a subsequent ballot measure called Sensible Marijuana Policy for Arizona — then state law permitting dispensaries would be repealed in 2028.
The unofficial holiday, April 20, is used by dispensaries as a promotion and marketing tool.
Officials with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety plan to hold a news conference at the Capitol on Monday morning to warn against impaired driving.
More Arizona Marijuana News
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A payment processor for marijuana dispensaries has been ordered by the Arizona Corporation Commission to pay back retirees hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
Workers at a midtown marijuana dispensary say they’ve ratified a union contract with the company Curaleaf, which is publicly traded in Canada. -
The Trump administration has reclassified medical marijuana — moving it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. -
The federal government has reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and effects of the decision will be felt in Arizona. -
Some medical professionals and industry observers are starting to notice a troubling trend among heavy cannabis users: marijuana-induced psychosis.
