Last year voters in Arizona approved a measure allowing the sick to legally engage in marijuana consumption. Governor Brewer, opposed to the measure, reluctantly signed it into law. But to date, there are no real clear regulations on how these card holding, medically approved patients are supposed to get their marijuana. [read more...]

Next month the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison program will be launched in Pima County, according to the Pima County Attorney a $1.1 million federal grant will fund the new program aimed at providing incarceration alternatives to people with drug problems. [read more...]

This November, Arizonans will go to the polls for a third time in regards to medical marijuana. The last two times they voted to allow certain members of the population to gain access to the substance with legal prescriptions. However, the laws were never enacted due to vague language and other legislative objections. [read more...]

This November, Arizona could be the latest state to add medical marijuana legislation to the books. Though the proposed laws are stricter than California’s, Arizonans may be poised to allow some of the most sick residents access to the “benefits” of pot. [read more...]

A Tucson podiatrist stands accused of several prescription drug offenses along with two of her employees. It appears the woman and her staff were writing and filling fraudulent prescriptions at local pharmacies. It isn’t clear whether the acts were done to feed their own addictions or if the pills were then sold. [read more...]