Arizona Cannabis

Fungi fail: Cannabis recalled in Arizona after testing finds mold

Curaleaf’s Find Flower “Mac N Cheese” becomes 18th pot product recalled in Arizona in 2023. By Serena O’Sullivan November 8, 2023 The Arizona Department of Health Services has reported 18 recalls of cannabis products in 2023, though 10 were later lifted. Multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf voluntarily recalled a batch of its Arizona product last month after […]

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Kris Mayes joins attorneys general urging Congress to let marijuana companies use banks

A U.S. Senate committee this week advanced a bill that would let state-licensed marijuana companies use banks and not punish financial institutions for serving them. Arizona’s Kris Mayes is one of more than 20 attorneys general who’ve signed a letter urging D.C. lawmakers to pass legislation called the Safer Banking Act. The group of bipartisan

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Allegations of Bribery and Corruption Plague Arizona’s Cannabis Industry

In Arizona, the burgeoning marijuana industry has found itself embroiled in a controversy that threatens to tarnish its reputation. Multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis (CSE: TRUL), which oversees 21 dispensaries in the state, recently filed a lawsuit against former employees, shedding light on a troubling “commercial bribery” scheme. Industry insiders reveal that such practices have become alarmingly

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Trulieve Kickback Allegations Highlight Systemic Problems in Arizona

Insiders say the pay-to-play problem is well known. Trips to the Bahamas. Rolex watches. Expensive cars. Exclusive concert tickets. Or literally just bags of cash. Those are all ways used by independent marijuana brands in Arizona to buy their way onto dispensary shelves, according to several industry insiders, responding to the news that multistate operator

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Celebrate High Times! High Times Cannabis Cup is on its way.

Courtesy High Times By Benjiman M. Adams September 1, 2023 The High Times Cannabis Cup Arizona: People’s Choice Edition is back in the Grand Canyon state and it’s been refined to be bigger and better than ever before, presenting Arizona’s finest cannabis. People’s Choice means that anyone can participate in the judging process regardless of

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R.W. (Raymond) Navis, Nationally-Known Executive Recruiter and Headhunter, Transforms the Way the Cannabis Industry Does Recruitment and Networking

Through an elite executive recruitment experience and can’t-miss exclusive networking events for C-level executives, Raymond Navis is upgrading the way his clients execute on key hires. PHOENIX, Ariz. (August 21, 2023) — To Raymond Navis, there’s no such thing as “business as usual” when it comes to executive recruitment and networking in the cannabis sector. One of

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Mastercard doesn’t want its debit cards buying Arizona’s legal weed

By Geri KoeppelAugust 11, 2023 Mastercard’s decision to halt the use of its debit cards to buy cannabis is causing some dispensaries in metro Phoenix to scramble. Marijuana is still a Schedule 1 drug at the federal level — considered an illegal substance with the likes of heroin and peyote — which has caused chaos for

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Old School Ganja, LLC Teams with 46 Wellness to Offer High Quality Seeds and Clones to the Arizona Commercial and Retail Cannabis Market

Tucson, AZ, July 8, 2022Arizona cannabis pioneers Gordon Hamilton and Serge Manna, under license with 46 Wellness, arebringing their decades of cannabis experience to provide superior genetics to the Arizona recreationaland medical cannabis marketsthrough high quality seeds and pathogen-free clones. As early movers inthe Arizona medical marijuana caregiver space and later as managers of Elephant

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Local College Offers New Marijuana Industry Training Course

Author: Michelle Ailport You won’t have to skip class to learn about the weed business. Scottsdale Community College is offering an 8-week online, non-credit “Introduction to the Cannabis Industry” course this spring, in the first program of its kind in Arizona. In this course, students will learn about everything from supply chain management, or “seed

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