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Arizona’s 25-Mile Rule Threatens Home Growers

July 11, 2012   Patrick

CBS 5 News interviewed local grower Scott and Sunny Singh, owner of weGrow Phoenix to discuss the 25-mile rule. This rule says that once dispensaries open (winning permits will be announced next month) marijuana cultivators living within 25 miles of a dispensary won’t be allowed to grow at home.

Says Scott, “The 25 miles is based on as the crow flies, so you can be over a mountain or, you know, it could be very far and there’s still going to be a dispensary within that 25 miles,” Scott said.

Watch the full story here:

CBS 5 – KPHO

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AZ Dispensary Permit Applications Boom; State Revenue Over $2 Million

May 29, 2012   Patrick

After a slow start with only 15 applications turned in on the first day, the Arizona dispensary permit applications have poured in.  By last Friday’s deadline, 484 applications were completed and sent to the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS).

Each application consisted of a business plan, an inventory control plan, and a $5000 application fee. The 385-or-so applicants who will not receive permits will be refunded $1000 of their fee, resulting in huge revenue for the state. It was initially estimated that Arizona would make around $1 million from applications, but we estimate that around $2,035,000 will be brought in assuming that one dispensary opens in each of the 99 districts that applied.

This incredible turnout for the chance to supply Arizona’s medical marijuana patients – nearly 29,000 of them – with their medicine marks the state’s turn towards accepting medical marijuana use. This DHS map displays the areas represented by applicants with Estrella topping the list at 16 applications.

On Friday, a hearing was held to expand the list of conditions for which medical marijuana can be a treatment. The law that passed two years ago already permits medical marijuana use for cancer, glaucoma, AIDS, chronic pain, muscle spasms and hepatitis C. Other conditions being considered are PTSD, migraines, depression, and general anxiety disorder. Says DHS Director Will Humble, “I’m OK with including other conditions. I just want that decision to be based on science.”

In order to meet the May 25 deadline, some applications may have been incomplete. Next month, potential dispensaries will receive applications back to revise if they are missing any information to give every applicant a fair chance of getting chosen. For those areas where more than one eligible applicant has filed, a random drawing will determine who gets the permit.

If your application is returned to you for revision, weGrow can help. We offer a range of plans required by the AZDHS including:

Inventory Control Plan

Qualifying Patient Record Keeping Plan

Security Plan

Patient Education and Support Plan

Business Plan

These plans are available for a special price to allow you to be considered for your dispensary permit. Save $600 by bundling all 5 for $4000. For more information on completing your order, email info@wegrowstore.com. Or, if you would like to purchase plans individually, visit dispensarypermits.com.  Non-Arizona specific plans are also available.

Good luck to all who applied and watch our blog for news on the dispensary permit process.

 

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AZ Dispensary Permit Applications Due Friday

May 22, 2012   Patrick

Last week, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) began accepting applications for the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries.  15 applications were received on the first day, and dozens more are expected to come in by the end of the week.

The fact that Arizona is able to offer permits comes after a surprising turn of events last year after Gov. Jan Brewer banned this very application process. In 2010, voters approved the Medical Marijuana Act, but Brewer attempted to keep it from going into effect. According to MMJ Business Daily, “Brewer delayed the start of the licensing program for cannabis dispensaries last spring, citing her fear that state employees would be prosecuted by federal agents. She ordered the state to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government, asking for clarification on the issue.”

A judge later ruled that Brewer’s efforts were illegal and ordered the state to implement the act – without the many proposed restrictions. This week, dispensaries are finally able to apply to sell to the 35,000 MMJ patients.  The act allows up to 126 dispensaries to operate in Arizona.

The information on application requirements can be found on the ADHS website. There is a $5000 application fee, and $1000 will be returned to those who are not accepted. Among other requirements, dispensaries must employ a physician as a medical director to help oversee operations and fingerprints must be turned in.

Applications will be reviewed for content in June to allow potential dispensaries to provide additional information if needed. Certificates are set to be awarded in early August, allowing patients to receive medication as early as September. The cut-off for applications is at 5PM this Friday, May 25.

weGrow offers plans for dispensaries and cultivation including business, operations, and financial plans. More information on all the plans we offer can be found at dispensarypermits.com.

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weGrow Phoenix Events

April 30, 2012   Patrick
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weGrow Phoenix is hosting two events this week: a seminar on dispensary permits and a MMJ farmers market!

Join us on Friday, May 4 for more information on the legalities and process of applying for a dispensary permit.  The seminar will feature Ryan Hurley of Rose Law Group. Ryan cover the following hot topics:

  1. The upcoming DHS application window
  2. Unresolved or questionable issues
  3. Application review for completeness
  4. A look forward to next years application window for those that are too late this year

The seminar runs from 12 – 3 PM. For more information and to register, view the event.

On Sunday, May 6 from noon – 4:20 PM, weGrow Phoenix will be hosting a Farmers Market! The event will feature prizes, giveaways, over 20 MMJ vendors and more.  Admission is $3 and the first 40 RSVPs will receive a prize upon entry. Please Note: You must have your doctors recommendation to attend the event.

Both of these great events will take place at the weGrow Phoenix Store at 2937 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017.

 

 

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