Marijuana

Phoenix has a reputation, fair or not, of a boom town where old buildings often get demolished. Hit songs were recorded in midtown decades ago. In the 1960s, that success led to construction of what was once the top studio between Dallas and LA.

The National Institutes of Health says hospitalizations for marijuana in Arizona rose about 20% over five years as the state legalized recreational use. Now researchers in Colorado want to know if a cannabis compound can treat addiction.

Under the initiative, possession of marijuana would still be legal, but it would target parts of the law that allow for licensed dispensaries and cannabis advertisement.

President Donald Trump has ordered the reclassification of marijuana out of the most dangerous category of controlled substances.

Having chronic pain can qualify you for Arizona’s medical marijuana program. But research led by UCLA says there’s a lack of evidence that cannabis treats chronic pain and most other conditions for which it may be prescribed.

October marks the start of a new term for the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices are being urged to take up a case on marijuana and gun rights.

When Arizona voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2020, the measure also allowed some past offenses to be expunged. But a Maricopa County deputy prosecutor has detailed challenges to starting that process in an Ohio State criminal journal.

Attorney General Kris Mayes cracked down on THC-infused products made from hemp. Now the hemp industry is suing and wants a judge to allow the products back on shelves while the lawsuit plays out.

A new study found that more than half of patients prescribed medical marijuana for chronic musculoskeletal pain stopped using it within a year.

Right now, cannabis dispensaries are forced to operate in cash because of federal regulations. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says that needs to change.