If you’d like to discuss medical marijuana, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept., rhurley@roselawgroup.com
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office wants the Arizona Supreme Court to rule on whether federal drug laws supersede Arizona’s medical marijuana law before the Court of Appeals hears it.
The reasoning: It will be the first time the question whether the federal law trumps Arizona’s law is heard. The issue has statewide importance.
The county is appealing a ruling in which Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Gordon found that federal law does not preempt the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, a law voters passed in 2010. Gordon ordered the county to process a zoning application of White Mountain Health Center, a medical marijuana dispensary in Sun City.
The county had argued that processing the application puts county employees at risk of violating federal drug laws.
The Court of Appeals on Dec. 20 rejected the county’s request to put Gordon’s order on hold until the case is resolved.
Information from Arizona Capitol Times
