PHOENIX (CN) - Medical marijuana advocates claim in court that Arizona unconstitutionally bars some patients from growing the drug at home if they live less than 25 miles from a licensed medical marijuana dispensary. Plaintiffs Keith Floyd and Daniel Cassidy claim the Arizona Department of Health Services denied them cultivation rights when they applied for renewal of their Arizona Medical Marijuana registry cards. They sued Arizona and DHS Director Will Humble, in Maricopa County Court. The men claim a provision of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act law violates a 2010 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution, "barring any law or rule that would compel state residents to participate in any health care system."
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:15:57 +0000