Arizona Marijuana Legalization and Expungement

Arizona Marijuana Legalization and Expungement Part of the recently enacted Prop 207 includes a provision in the statute (A.R.S. § 36-2862), allows individuals who were arrested for, charged with, adjudicated or convicted by trial or plea to certain marijuana related crimes to apply to have the record charge/conviction expunged.  If you were charged with: (1) …

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Possible Expansion of Arizona's Medical Marijuana Law

[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”1_2″][tm_pb_text admin_label=”Text” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]     A ballot measure to expand Arizona’s Medical Marijuana law maybe on its way to the 2018 ballot. In its current form the law provides that individuals diagnosed with specific medical conditions may apply for a medicinal marijuana card.  The proposed ballot measure would expand…

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Drug Related Auto Fatalities Are Becoming More Prevalent Than Alcohol Related fatalities.

[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”1_2″][tm_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://thomaslawaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iStock-646950618.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/tm_pb_image][/tm_pb_column][tm_pb_column type=”1_2″][tm_pb_text admin_label=”Text” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] A recent publication by the Governors Highway Safety Association indicates that Drug Related Auto Fatalities Are Becoming More Prevalent Than Alcohol Related fatalities. Specifically, drugs were present in 43% of the fatally…

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Arizona Proposition 205 To Weed Or Not To Weed

With Tuesday November 8, 2016 coming near,  Arizona Voters are asked to vote on proposition 205 to weed or not to weed (to place a Shakespearean twist on it). First, remember to vote, you can find your polling place here.   Second, there are allot of commercials for and against proposition 205, each with an…

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Medicinal Marijuana Cardholders Federal Law Prohibits Firearm Ownership

Medicinal Marijuana Cardholders Federal Law Prohibits Firearm Ownership. That is if you live in the any of the following states: Arizona, Nevada, California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Guam and Hawaii. The 9th Circuit recently upheld the District Court of Nevada’s dismissal with prejudice a Nevada Medical Marijuana cardholder’s lawsuit against the ATF The lawsuit…

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Arizona Appellate Court Allows Probationer To Use Medicinal Marijuana

On Friday, a three panel Appellate Court ruled that those on probation could still use medicinal marijuana.   This assumes of course that the individual on probation has a valid medicinal marijuana patient card.  The case in question involved an appeal of a Cochise County Superior Court, ruling that denied a drug-case probationer’s request to…

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