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Arizona: 9,785 Lbs of Marijuana Sold to 167,000 Patients in April


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The Arizona Department of Health Services’ (ADHS) latest medical marijuana program report, which covers the month of April 2018, reveals that there are 167,107 active medical marijuana patients in Arizona.

The age ranges of Arizona medical marijuana patients:

  • Under 18 – 215
  • 18 to 30 – 41,766
  • 31 to 40 – 34,636
  • 41 to 50 – 26,142
  • 51 to 60 – 27,453
  • 61 to 70 – 26,788
  • 71 to 80 – 8,401
  • 81 and older – 1,706

According to the data, there are 101,266 males (60.60%) and 65,841 females (39.40%) with active medical marijuana cards, with the most common qualifying condition being chronic pain.

Patients’ medical marijuana qualifying conditions:

  • Chronic Pain – 144,626 (86.55%)
  • Cancer – 3,847
  • PTSD – 2,145
  • Seizures – 1,249
  • Muscle Spams – 1,046
  • Glaucoma – 1,061
  • Hepatitis C – 845
  • Nausea – 822
  • HIV/AIDS – 669
  • Crohn’s disease – 545
  • Cachexia – 129
  • Alzheimer’s disease – 62
  • Sclerosis – 43
  • Two or more conditions – 10,018

In April 2018, dispensaries sold a total of 9,785 pounds of marijuana (156,575 ounces). Here’s an itemized list of marijuana sold:

  • Marijuana flower – 8,925 pounds (142,798 ounces)
  • Marijuana edibles – 451 pounds
  • Other marijuana – 409 pounds

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Arizona legalized marijuana for recreational use in November 2020. The law allows adults aged 21+ to purchase, possess and use cannabis. State-licensed cannabis dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana in early 2021. There are over 150 dispensaries in Arizona — a majority of them are in populous areas such as Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. Recreational cannabis delivery services began operating in 2024.  


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