By Ray Stern | Phoenix New Times
Arizona’s medical-marijuana dispensaries sold more than 2.5 tons of marijuana in the past 12 months, officials say.
From December 6th, 2012 — opening day for the state’s first state-authorized dispensary, Arizona Organix — to December 9th of this year, 5,279 pounds of marijuana were sold, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The health department provided the numbers this morning following a New Times records request made last month.
Statement by Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept.: “That is approximately $26,395,000 that did not go to cartels and instead went to legitimate businesses, their employees, and tax coffers.”
If you’d like to discuss medical marijuana, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept. rhurley@roselawgroup.com
