Phoenix New Times:  “Springerville police raided the Green Farmacy in the small, eastern-Arizona town and seized the shop’s supply of medical marijuana, claiming the place was no longer authorized by the state to sell marijuana. The dispensary’s been closed since the Wednesday raid.  Springerville police raided the Green Farmacy in the small, eastern-Arizona town and seized the shop’s supply of medical marijuana, claiming the place was no longer authorized by the state to sell marijuana. The dispensary’s been closed since the Wednesday raid.”

Associated Press:  “A man accused of running a business known as ‘Kush Gods’ that openly sold marijuana brownies and other pot-laced edibles on the streets of Washington has been released from custody – and he’s anything but apologetic.  District of Columbia police announced Tuesday that Nicholas Cunningham, 30, and an employee, Evonne Lidoff, 18, were facing misdemeanor charges of marijuana distribution.”

The Range:  “Now that Kalvin Catlin’s brother Kyle has been convicted on three felony drug charges, the 23-year-old doesn’t have much hope about the outcome of the trial the two will tackle together in December. . . . Three years ago, the brothers—both of whom are medical marijuana cardholders—partnered up in a caregiver project called Arizona Medical Marijuana Caregivers. They were arrested in late 2012, a few months after Kyle was arrested on separate counts. . . . Some of the felonies the brothers face are: Illegally conducting an enterprise; conspiracy to commit sale of marijuana; conspiracy to commit possession of marijuana for sale; possession of marijuana for sale; possession of drug paraphernalia. “

Phoenix New Times:  “An Arizona State University student and qualified patient under Arizona’s medical-marijuana law has been found guilty of possessing marijuana under a disputed law that altered the state’s voter-approved Medical Marijuana Act by banning the plant from the campuses of public colleges. The 2010 law already had prohibited possession even by qualified patients on K-12 campuses, but Arizona lawmakers — with the support of colleges — expanded the ban in 2012.  Andre Maestas, now 20, was busted after he sat down randomly in the intersection of Forest Avenue and Lemon Street just past midnight on March 18. While investigating him for blocking a roadway, campus police searched his wallet and found his medical-marijuana card. That led to a raid of his dorm room and the discovery of .6 grams of marijuana and some smoking paraphernalia.”

Phoenix New Times:  “The thought of possibly spending close to 100 years in prison terrifies Kyle Catlin. But he’s mostly concerned about his mom. She’s not in the best of health. If something were to happen to her, ‘I may not even be allowed to leave prison to go to my mom’s funeral, and that’s super f***** up,’ he says. . . . The 27-year-old is facing 10-plus felony charges, including marijuana possession and sale, attempted production, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has two separate cases with different accusations under his name. Catlin, a medical marijuana patient and certified caregiver, swears his actions more than three years ago are protected by the law.”

Phoenix New Times:  “A popular medical-marijuana club that hosted regular ‘Farmer’s Markets’ was raided by a Glendale SWAT team on Wednesday, resulting in nine arrests at five different locations. . . . The 7Ten Club advertises with a slick website and frequently updated Facebook page, billing itself as “Arizona’s Premier Medical Marijuana Club.”

azfamily.com:  “Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 12 people in a medical marijuana investigation. . . . Detectives have seized $44,317.00, 8 handguns, 55 pounds of medical grade marijuana, 20 pounds of marijuana edibles, 5 vehicles, safes, televisions, computers and tablets from the business and employees’ residences. . . . Arpaio said the suspects opened a shop called Alternative Medicine Group (AMG) and sold medical grade marijuana as a dispensary with no license or authority from the state to do so.”

KVOA News 4 Tucson:  “News 4 Tucson Investigators discovered, there’s another marketplace for medical marijuana – the online marketplace.  A simple search on craigslist reveals what we’re talking about. Sellers advertising their goods, including different varieties, or strains of marijuana. And, it’s all just a few clicks away.  Will Humble, with the Arizona Department of Health Services tells the news 4 Tucson Investigators, these online sellers aren’t following state law as it was approved by voters.  ‘Patients can exchange marijuana with each other, as long they’re a qualified patient with a current card, they’re allowed to exchange marijuana with each other, as long as nothing of value, other the than the marijuana is exchanged,’ Humble says.”

Phoenix Business Journal:  “Peoria Police detectives have arrested the business owners and several employees of Pure Essentials for operating an illegal medical marijuana dispensary.”

Associated Press:  “Federal officials are reporting a record seizure of marijuana at an Arizona crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials held a Tuesday afternoon news conference to provide details on the seizure of more than 10 tons of marijuana at the Mariposa port of entry on the outskirts of Nogales.”

Phoenix New Times:  “Phoenix police have busted marijuana activist Billy Hayes for the second time in two years in connection with running an unauthorized medical-marijuana dispensary. . . . Hayes was behind the Arizona Cannabis Society, a caregiver collective we wrote about in February of 2012 that grew buds for patients in an El Mirage warehouse. A few weeks after our article appeared, Phoenix police raided the place and claimed the co-op had exceeded the number of marijuana plants allowed by state law.  Hayes was never charged in that case.

See “Medical-Marijuana “Vapor Lounge” Allows Patients to Toke Up.”

Payson Roundup:  “Medical marijuana patients with visible plants facing drug charges. . . . All three medical marijuana gardens triggered raids and arrests by Payson Police, when people with medical marijuana cards allegedly violated the strict limits on growing your own marijuana set by state law. Violators end up facing the same penalties as people without medical marijuana cards who grow pot. . . . The state’s voter-approved law stipulates that all medical-marijuana plants must be grown in enclosed, locked facilities. This can be inside or outside, so long as they’re not visible. #If grown outdoors, a wall at least 10 feet high, made of metal, concrete or stone, must block the view. The yard must also have a 1-inch thick metal gate.”

White Mountain Independent:  “On April 2, 2013 the Navajo County Attorney’s Office formally charged suspect Michal Lytle,” with felonies for the sale and possession of marijuana.

Arizona Daily Star:  “The day after police raided the Get Legal Cannabis Certification Center, 6647 E. 22nd St., a crowd of about 20 angry customers gathered outside. . . . Thus ended the short life of the sort of business Arizona’s medical marijuana industry should avoid being associated with if it wants to be taken seriously. . . . The last police visit was on Feb. 28, when Counter Narcotics Alliance officers served a search warrant, looking for evidence not of drug crimes but of fraud.”

Payson Roundup:  “A grand jury indicted Nature’s Harvest founder and director Sheelah Golliglee last month for running a criminal syndicate and selling marijuana. . . . [The Navajo County Sheriff’s Department] said Nature’s Harvest was charging patients for medical marijuana, but passing it off as a consultation fee. . . . A doctor who worked at the facility was also indicted for forgery and fraudulent schemes, but has not appeared for his arraignment, said [Navajo County deputy attorney Jason] Twede.”

azfamily.com:  “Mohave County authorities arrested two people after busting a marijuana grow operation in Golden Valley . . . . more than 500 marijuana plants were seized”

Mohave Valley Daily News:  “The Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team, with the assistance of the Bullhead City Police Department, arrested a Bullhead City resident and his wife after a search warrant was served on their home following an investigation regarding a prior marijuana bust last week. According to Emily Fromelt, spokeswoman for the Bullhead City Police Department, a recent investigation into an illegal marijuana business that led to two arrests also led to the discovery of additional grow operations that contained more than 400 marijuana plants. On Feb. 27, the MAGNET team served a search warrant into the residence of Edwin Harry Rapp III, 39, in the 800 block of Campbell Road, where police seized approximately 175 marijuana plants.