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Arizona's Medical Marijuana Program Heading Back To Federal Court
Today a 'motion for a preliminary injunction and memorandum of law in support thereof' was filed in the United States District Court for the district of Arizona which will send the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act back to Federal Court. The lawsuit, HAYES vs ARIZONA...
The Plaintiff is listed as Billy Hayes, the Co-Founder and former CEO of Arizona Cannabis Society, local medical marijuana advocate and also a well known medical marijuana cultivation consultant. The case itself is claiming a small portion of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) is unconstitutional, the section in question is being referred to as the 25 Mile Rule and Hayes is looking to have it removed from the Law...
This lawsuit against the state is like nothing we have seen as of yet regarding the implementation of the AMMA, as it is a single patient challenging the State, regarding just a single section of the AMMA but don't be confused, this little section is enormous in nature. The portion of the law being challenged has been the source of much controversy since the implementation of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act and Hayes has sat in the background watching and listening to it all."
"Early I mentioned Hayes and his appearance at the Gilbert P&Z meeting, he was there representing the patients that were already cultivating or had intentions of cultivating their own medical marijuana who were facing massive restrictions from the Town of Gilbert. I watched the meeting, several times, although it only took one time to see and hear the impact Hayes had on the Planning and Zoning Commission and their decision to scrap pretty much everything on the table regarding restrictions against patients. In fact he attended meetings all over Arizona, almost everyone of those meetings ended with a similar result, very little if any restrictions against patients wishing to cultivate.
I have also seen Hayes at meetings advocating for dispensaries as well, which to some may seem a bit odd considering he is filing a lawsuit that could deal quite a financial blow to dispensaries if he wins. Hayes was the acting CEO of Arizona Cannabis Society until recently when he resigned and designated the CFO the new acting CEO of the very company he founded. Arizona Cannabis Society (AZCS) has made public intentions of submitting multiple applications to operate dispensaries in Arizona, so why would the Founder and former CEO file a lawsuit that could potentially take away AZCS's and every other dispensary owners hand in the AZ mmj monopoly game? If you ask Hayes he'll tell you,
Our Constitution and our Rights are being legislated and executive ordered away almost daily at this point, we need to stand up for people's rights regardless of how it effects us economically, we're all in this boat together and it's going to sink if we don't start plugging these holes being carved into our constitutional rights. "
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[FONT=georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif]When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. ~Dave Barry
stay tuned for the fireworks, be ready to share the links, push the movement forward [/FONT]by spreading the word once everything is official. Get your ducks in a row.
I have a unique position in the industry as a cultivation consultant, I actually see what people are growing, how they're growing it and the benefits they get from cultivating cannabis. It goes farther than just the obvious financial benefits for patients that choose to grow their own cannabis, it goes a lot farther.
comes now, one Pro Se...and hereby moves the court to preliminary enjoin enforcement of Arizona Revised Statute 36-2804.02 (A)(3)(f) and preserve the status quo with respect to that portion of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act that allows for cultivation of Medical Marijuana...
I am sure there are at least 16k folk who are depending on Bill and AZCS; so, any help y'all need, y'all will probably get. These are the consequences for standing up for all of us (we'll stand with you).