Marijuana

Nearly 10% of Americans 60 and older have used marijuana, according to data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health. Many use marijuana to help with pain or aid sleep. And the fact that marijuana is legal in several states, including Arizona, makes it all the more accessible.

GateWay Community College is partnering with a cannabis industry education company to bring new programs to its students.

The Show spoke with Eddie Celaya, a reporter with KGUN in Tucson and former host of the podcast Here Weed Go! for the Arizona Daily Star, all about the marijuana industry here.

The Surprise Planning and Zoning Commission last week approved a conditional-use permit for a new marijuana dispensary planned for Bell and Dysart roads.

A very small cut from every recreational marijuana sale in Arizona gets set aside for what Proposition 207 authors described as justice reinvestment. The state treasury has put more than $26 million into a namesake fund. Now health officials at the state and county level have started redistributing the money as grants to nonprofits.

Proposition 207 legalized marijuana use for adults and allowed convictions for certain cannabis offenses to be expunged. The Arizona Supreme Court now says prosecutors can seek appellate review of expungements. The opinion is being called a significant weakening of the voter-approved measure.

The Show spoke with Dr. Krista LaBruzzo, a doctor specializing in addiction medicine at Banner Health, about what marijuana use does to a fetus and how often Arizona doctors see use during pregnancy.

The Show spoke with Eddie Celaya, a reporter with KGUN 9 in Tucson and host of the "Here Weed Go" podcast, about where the marijuana industry stands in Arizona as we start the new year and what else might be on the horizon

Tribal prosecutors announced the charges Thursday, claiming that Navajo businessman Dineh Benally and farmer Farley BlueEyes had operated a massive marijuana growing operation in and around Shiprock, New Mexico.

A 2020 ballot measure that legalized marijuana for adults in Arizona also ordered the state to continuously spend some cannabis money on justice reinvestment. State health officials gave out the first round of these grants to nearly 20 nonprofits in December.