Medical-Cannabis Extracts Like Vape Pen Oil Are Illegal, Arizona Appeals Court Rules

[DesertRat]

In a major legal setback to the state's medical-marijuana community, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that cannabis extracts commonly sold in state dispensaries are illegal.

The ruling affects what the court and Arizona law calls "hashish," or the resin extracted from marijuana. Medical marijuana consumers also know it as hash oil, shatter, wax, and other names. It's become one of the biggest sellers at the state's dispensaries, used to fill vape cartridges and create most cannabis-infused food and drinks.

It's also the main ingredient in the cannabis oil used by many parents to treat epileptic children.

The appeals court found in a 2-1 decision that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act doesn't address hashish.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/cannabis-extracts-arizona-dispensaries-illegal-appeals-court-rules-10558752

[in2herbs]

1. My first (and probably correct) conclusion from this decision

is that the court ruled this way in order to uphold the conviction of a black man in possession of MJ yet who had a valid MJ card. I doubt the ruling will stand, not because I think the AZ Supreme Court will right this wrong on moral ground, but because the state needs the MJ money to keep rolling in. Also, the ruling affected the MJ industry yet no one in the MJ industry was notified to submit argument. It will be interesting to read how they squirm out of this quagmire.

[marble falls]

2. This a blip on the screen. It'll be fixed tout suite.