Veterans groups from around the state and across the country are rallying for a march at the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Courthouse Tuesday Oct. 27 at 8am. The internationally renowned organizations, Weed for Warriors and Grow4Vets, along with numerous other veterans groups are calling on Arizona vets to join the march for improving veterans’ conditions, especially for VA approval of marijuana as part of recommended treatment for PTSD.

PHOENIX ­ — An Arizona State University student is asking the Court of Appeals to rule that he ­— and all others with state-issued medical marijuana cards — can legally have their drugs on university and community college campuses.

Attorney Thomas Dean contends state legislators acted illegally in 2012 when they expanded the voter-approved list of where medical marijuana use is illegal. More to the point, he said that makes the conviction of his client, Andre Maestas, invalid.

He is getting a fight from prosecutors.

Eighteen-year-olds could soon be allowed in Tempe medical-marijuana dispensaries, and stores may be allowed to lengthen their hours.

The changes would be part of a series of tweaks the city could make to its medical-marijuana rules.

Dispensary operator Steve White

is asking the city for some of the changes.

He believes the current rules hurt his customers.

For one, Tempe is the only city in the Valley that requires dispensaries to close at 6 p.m.

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Not in my neighborhood, that is what many central Phoenix residents are saying to a medical marijuana dispensary that wants to set up shop in Phoenix.

Some residents are opposed to a dispensary opening up in the heart of Phoenix near 32nd Street and Shea. There's a high school less than a mile away, homes, and a park about a 1/4 mile away. It meets the city's spacing requirements by a few hundred feet, but neighbors are still saying the business belongs somewhere else.

"I'm afraid for the kids because it's close to here, and they have access to those kinds of places, I don't agree with that," said Maria Haiele.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Purple Haze Properties CEO Andrew Pitsicalis has been added as a speaker at the Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo that is scheduled to take place on October 27th and 28th in Phoenix, AZ. Pitsicalis will be speaking about Jimi Hendrix licensing opportunities in the cannabis industry.

"It is quite a privilege for me to be added as a speaker at the upcoming Southwest Cannabis Conference at the end of the month. I look forward to discussing the things I've experienced while working in the Jimi Hendrix cannabis space and listening and learning from everyone else who will be there," states Purple Haze Properties CEO Andrew Pitsicalis.

PHOENIX — The marijuana industry is growing like weeds and one Phoenix career fair is looking to cultivate the business even further.

The Arizona Cannabis Industry Overview and Career Fair, which will take place on Oct. 26 at the Phoenix Convention Center, will teach people how to get into the industry themselves, Medical Marijuana expert Demitri Downie said.

Downie, who is one of over 20 medical marijuana industry experts who will present at the event, said there are several different positions in the industry, such as cultivators, extractors, distributors, operations managers and investors.

In Arizona, the marijuana industry is already exploding, Downie said.

Be unafraid. Be very, very unafraid.

The only reason Arizona residents would vote against a ballot proposal legalizing marijuana in a way that treats pot like alcohol --  is fear.

That’s it. That’s the only argument against it:

FEAR!

We know already that fear tactics will be the primary strategy used by those opposed to legalization. Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, who is serving as vice chairwoman of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, and is doing everything she can to make the case against marijuana legalization by scaring people.

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2015 / Lexaria Corp. (LXRP) (CSE: LXX) (the "Company" or "Lexaria") is pleased to announce that the manufacturing process to infuse active hemp oil utilizing Lexaria's patent pending technology designed to provide higher bioavailability, has been completed for both coffee and hot chocolate. Both products are currently under packaging development and will be available for our customers soon.

Alaska

Qualifying conditions to become a medical marijuana patient in Alaska include:

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Cachexia (wasting syndrome)
• Nausea
• Muscle spasms
• Multiple sclerosis
• Pain
• Seizures

For a complete list of qualifying conditions and guidelines, please refer to Alaska’s application for medical marijuana registry

Arizona

Qualifying conditions to become a medical marijuana patient in Arizona include:

Marijuana regulation in Arizona could assist K-12 funding

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is collecting signatures to tax sales of marijuana to fund public education and the Arizona Dept. of Health Services.

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, sponsored by a national advocacy group called the Marijuana Policy Project, wants to “sensibly” tax the retail sales of recreational marijuana in Arizona. According to the campaign website, regulatemarijuanainarizona.org, the campaign will raise millions and the majority of the tax revenue will go toward funding public education in Arizona.