The Phoenix New Times reports
The medical-marijuana community has been on edge over the issue since June, when the state court of appeals ruled 2-1 that THC-bearing resin from marijuana plants, and the products that contain it, were not protected by the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.
The ruling stemmed from a 2016 conviction of Rodney Jones in Yavapai County, where marijuana policy is led by County Attorney Sheila Polk, a notorious Reefer Madness proponent. Jones served two years in prison after being convicted for a small amount of hashish, despite his valid medical-marijuana status. He later appealed, leading to the June appeals-court decision.
Had the state Supreme Court decided not to review the case and leave the appeals-court decision as settled law, some of the most popular products in dispensaries, like vape cartridges, edibles, and shatter, would have been removed from shelves, and patients possessing such products would face felony prosecution.
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper ruled in 2014 that the medical-marijuana law covered extracts, but her ruling wasn’t binding on the whole state. Now, the state’s highest court will decide the issue. Oral arguments will likely come by March, Keenan said.
In the meantime, the Supreme Court has instructed the parties to file supplemental briefs in the case on or before January 28. Amicus briefs, which anyone can send, are due by February 11, with responses due 10 days later.
Read the full article at and see the petition for review and amicus briefs in the Rodney Jones case: at the link
