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Revised marijuana zoning ordinance passes; city still requires dual licensure
Maricopa City Council unanimously approved updated zoning codes for cannabis facilities during an April 4 meeting but dual licenses – one for medical marijuana...
Poll: Maricopans divided on marijuana-facility ordinance changes
Medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational pot-sales facilities have been a high point of conversation among Maricopans for some time.
On April 4, City Council updated...
City Council to review marijuana-facility code updates on April 4
Maricopa City Council will consider a series of updates to city code on cannabis-facility regulations, including minimum distances from such things as schools, during...
Marijuana licensing updates approved by P&Z
Following minor clashes, the Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission on a 5-1 vote Tuesday forwarded to City Council updates of city zoning code and...
Be Awesome’s Talk-O Tuesday on teens and marijuana tonight at 6
Marijuana is the most-frequently used drug by teens in Maricopa. It poses a high risk to their brain development and mental health.
Come learn about...
Man accused of illegal possession of firearm and marijuana
A man was arrested on suspicion of illegally possessing a firearm and possessing more than the legal limit of marijuana on Wednesday night, police...
Flash to the past: Three arrested in seizure of 1.5 tons of marijuana
In August of 2004, the Pinal County Narcotics Task Force, with the assistance of the marked patrol division, seized 2,927 pounds of marijuana from...
Traffic stop uncovers hefty haul of suspected marijuana
Officers made a traffic stop on Monday of a female driver who was suspected of driving under the influence, and during the stop they...
City council delays decision on recreational marijuana
If Maricopa City Council was expecting significant public input at its work session on recreational marijuana, it may be disappointed.
Just a handful of residents...
City Council to hold public work session Tuesday on recreational marijuana
Maricopa City Council on Tuesday will host a work session to review potential changes to its recreational marijuana ordinance.
The session, to be held from...
Mayor, council offer thoughts on recreational marijuana
The issue of legalized recreational marijuana in Maricopa has ignited passions on many fronts. To find out where our city leaders stand on the...
Letter: Vice mayor on city council’s decision on marijuana
To the editor:
The 2/16/21 City Council decision was NOT a "NO" to marijuana dispensaries in Maricopa. It was so much more! It was a...
City council blocks marijuana dispensaries in town – for now
Maricopa city council Tuesday night voted 6-1 to approve an ordinance prohibiting recreational marijuana dispensaries in the city unless they are part of a...
City council set to act Tuesday on recreational marijuana
Maricopa city council is set to take "emergency" action on recreational marijuana on Tuesday night.
The council will consider a resolution that prohibits marijuana on...
Arizona voters approve recreational marijuana
Arizona was one of four states on Election Day to pass a ballot issue allowing recreational marijuana.
Two states approved medical marijuana.
In Arizona, Proposition 207...
Voters down the middle on recreational marijuana
By Miriam Ordonez / ASU Cronkite School of Journalism
Proposition 207, which would allow adults over the age of 21 to possess and grow small...
Traffic stop turns up marijuana, paraphernalia
A Maricopa man faces drug charges after he was arrested April 30 by police.
Martin Robles, 26, was charged with transporting marijuana for sale, and...
Woman arrested after marijuana discovered in shopping cart
Maricopa Police arrested a woman last week after allegedly discovering nearly two pounds of marijuana in her shopping cart.
Nicole Knight, 37, was allegedly pushing...
Be Awesome: 5 things parents should know about marijuana
By Priscilla Behnke
There is a lot of information out there about marijuana. It can be overwhelming trying to navigate through it all. Here are...
Sheriff’s Office searching marijuana house
Deputies allegedly found 53 marijuana plants in a house east of Maricopa.
Pinal County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant on a house in Saddleback...
Pursuit on 347 leads to 451 pounds of marijuana
An apparently speeding vehicle led a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy on a chase on State Route 347 Tuesday afternoon. In the end, the driver...
3 charged with transporting 283 pounds of marijuana
Three men were arrested by Pinal County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday near Cobblestone Farms on charges of transporting 283 pounds of marijuana.
Manuel Amador-Aispuro, 19,...
Maricopan running for Legislature as write-in on a pro-marijuana platform (video)
By Ethan McSweeney
Chris Sarappo doesn’t expect to win his race for state representative in Legislative District 11 – he just wants to give voters...
Stanfield man jailed after chase turns up 22 bales of marijuana
A Stanfield man suspected of smuggling 22 bales of marijuana was arrested after being chased by a sheriff’s deputy through the Thunderbird Farms area.
The...
DPS recovers 300 pounds of marijuana in Maricopa
Two men are still at large after the Department of Public Safety recovered 369.5 pounds of marijuana in the back seat of a vehicle...
‘Operation Sidewinder’ nets ton of marijuana
The Arizona Department of Public Safety Border Strike Force Bureau conducted a four-day operation Feb. 4-7 that resulted in 12 traffic stops, 40 arrests...
4 arrested on marijuana-smuggling charges
A traffic stop on State Route 347 led to the arrest of four people on suspicion of drug smuggling Sunday.
According to the Pinal County...
PCSO: 5 days, 14 arrests, 1,382 pounds of marijuana
Between Nov. 29 and Dec. 3, Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 14 people on suspicion of drug smuggling in the western part of the...
8 Mexican nationals nabbed in Stanfield with bales of marijuana
Eight Mexican nationals were arrested near Stanfield Wednesday night, accused by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office of smuggling marijuana from Mexico into Arizona.
The seven...
PCSO makes marijuana arrests in Stanfield area
Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four men on marijuana charges in the Stanfield area Monday, and a fifth man on Papago Road faces theft...