plantmagic
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| [h=1]For those who don't get the emails or don't check them AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog » Medical Marijuana [/h] |
Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:01 AM PST
Last May (after receiving a threatening letter from the Arizona U.S Attorneys Office) the Governor suspended the dispensary portion of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act with a genuine concern that state employees would be federally prosecuted. Last year, we asked the federal court to provide us with guidance regarding the obvious conflicts between the Arizona law and the federal Controlled Substances Act. The federal courts refusal to address the issue on the merits left many unanswered questions regarding these conflicts. Its unfortunate that the Federal court and the Arizona U.S Attorneys Office couldnt provide clarity for us on this issue. However, after careful consideration, the Governor has asked us to implement the dispensary portion of the AZ Medical Marijuana Act.
Our first step will be to review the rules for accepting dispensary applications. Our rules had originally stated that wed accept dispensary applications last June. Obviously, thats no longer possible- so well need to set new application dates using the States rulemaking process. Were working on those rules right now. The process is complicated by the fact that a lawsuit called Compassion v. Arizona is challenging the scope and constitutionality of our medical marijuana rules. If that lawsuit is withdrawn or settled quickly, we could begin accepting dispensary applications this Summer.
For those who don't get the emails or don't check them
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