Safe, Healthy Kids and Community

06/22/2014

Samy is a bright 6 years old, he is learning braille and uses the Smart brailler at school, if he can have one at home he will be able to have more learnings opportunities. www.perkinsproducts.org/store/en/braillers/123-smart-brailler.html

08/13/2013

"Currently, one in 20 high school students nationwide, and one in 15 high school students in Colorado, are using ma*****na at levels associated with an average 8 point reduction in their adult IQ and persistent neurocognitive deficits." http://drthurstone.com/cnn-gupta-weed-documentary/ -1227

Dr. Sanjay Gupta's documentary, "W**d," is one-sided and fails to report clearly on the subject of ma*****na as medicine -- and the drug's harms to health.

08/13/2013

A great overview of the major concerns with medical ma*****na. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-things-medical-ma*****na-won-150649058.html

Americans may be able to get high on ma*****na for their health in nearly half the country, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from the long arm of the law.

08/09/2013

WE WON!

08/08/2013

You coming to the hearing tomorrow? Stop in, even just for a little while and fill out a comment card!

08/06/2013

The hearing for the Ahwatukee Medical Ma*****na dispensary, Metro Phoenix dispensary, and the 40th Ave. Ma*****na Cultivation Facility are all coming up this Thursday! All three facilities are seeking variances in the City of Phoenix that will jeopardize schools, communities and businesses if granted. Come encourage Phoenix to uphold our zoning laws!

08/05/2013

Referrals to this addiction treatment program have tripled since 2009 in Colorado, correlating with the ma*****na dispensary boom.

Encompass is the only evidence-based treatment program that integrates care for psychiatric and substance-use disorders in adolescents and young adults.

08/01/2013

Breaking news. Our Ahwatukee dispensary has a another 16 - 18 months to attempt to get zoning variances.

Arizona medical ma*****na regulators are easing rules imposing a deadline for would-be operators of dispensaries to apply for annual renewals of their state certificates.

08/01/2013

Watch CBS 5 tonight at 10pm for a story on the medical ma*****na dispensaries in Arizona.

07/31/2013

The argument to legalize ma*****na so that we can tax it simply doesn't stand to reason. Starting with the fact that the state collects NO tax revenues from ma*****na businesses or products. The industry is exempt from taxes under state law.

07/27/2013

Trainwreck, 3x Crazy, Sour Bubble Yum, Kotton Kandy Crack, Hash Haze, Magic Sugar Cookie (actual names of products available for purchase at state certified medical ma*****na dispensaries in Arizona). .serious medicine or recreational drug? Marketing to people looking for a good time or the critically ill?

07/26/2013

Medical Ma*****na was being "given" to "patients" in exchange for "donations" at this Phoenix strip mall suite so they could hang out here and "medicate." The product was being delivered by a state certified medical ma*****na dispensary. One example of the way this industry is pushing at gaping loop holes in state law.

Phoenix police served a search warrant on Thursday night at a business that detectives allege was selling medical ma*****na without a license. The V***r Lounge is located in a strip mall on Dunlap nea