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Arizona Rules Concentrates are Protected Under Medical Cannabis Law

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[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]T[/dropcap]he Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled that cannabis extracts, also known as concentrates, are legal in the state like medical cannabis flower.

The official ruling states that cardholders who use cannabis extracts are protected under the same law. “We hold that the definition of marijuana . . . includes resin, and by extension hashish, and that . . . immunizes the use of such marijuana consistent with AMMA,” the official ruling states.  “We reverse the trial court’s ruling denying Jones’s motion to dismiss, vacate the court of appeals’ opinion, and vacate Jones’s convictions and sentences.”

Many Arizonian advocates have been fighting for access to concentrates, mainly because of the increased potency that is beneficial to those who suffer from certain medical conditions. For example, three-year-old Jordyn Pinkowski is given extracts by her mother in order to control her seizures. “When you see your child suffering, you will do anything, anything, to make it stop,” said Bethany Pinkowski, her Jordyn’s mother.

The case began in 2013 after the arrest of Rodney Jones, a medical cannabis cardholder, who was arrested at a hotel on charges of possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia. While he had a medical card and was only in possession of 0.05 grams of hash, he spent two years in prison. The Supreme Court ruled that this was unfair. “The high court said no. That’s not what this law is about. This law extends that protection to all Valley cardholders everywhere in the state,” stated lawyer Joshua Carden to AZ Family.

This is definitely a major victory for medical cannabis patients, especially because edibles were denied as a part of the medical program in the state. Many patients rely on edibles or concentrates instead of flower to treat their conditions various medical conditions.

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