Arizona Medical Marijuana Laws

Status

Operational

Law Signed:

2011

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

  • A patient may be certified for the Arizona medical cannabis program if they meet any of the following criteria:
  • Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
  • Cachexia or wasting syndrome
  • Cancer
  • Chronic pain
  • Crohn’s Disease
  • Glaucoma
  • Hepatitis C
  • HIV or AIDS
  • Nausea
  • Persistent Muscle Spasms
  • PTSD
  • Seizures

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

  • An Arizona medical cannabis patient may possess up to two and one-half ounces of marijuana per 14 day period

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS HOME CULTIVATION

  • Arizona medical cannabis patients may grow marijuana at home if their residence is farther than 25 miles from a state-licensed dispensary facility. Qualifying patients may cultivate up to 12 marijuana plants in an enclosed, locked facility.

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES ALLOWED

  • Yes, Arizona permits the operation of state-licensed nonprofit dispensaries.

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL

  • Yes, Arizona medical cannabis dispensaries are operational.

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS DELIVERY

  • Yes, Arizona medical cannabis dispensaries may lawfully engage in home delivery.

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS CAREGIVERS

  • Yes, Arizona permits medical cannabis caregivers to assist up to five patients at a time. A patient may designate only one caregiver at a time.

NUMBER OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS

  • Yes, Arizona extends employment protections to medical cannabis patients.

ARIZONA MEDICAL CANNABIS RECIPROCITY

  • Arizona protects out-of-state “visiting qualifying patients” from local possession laws if they are non-residents and hold a valid medical marijuana card from their home state, but it does not allow them to buy cannabis at an Arizona medical dispensary.