AZ Marijuana Arizona Marijuana Info
Arizona medical marijuana law only allows for one marijuana dispensary for every 10 pharmacy licenses that are issued. This means that in total, Arizona should have about 126 medical marijuana dispensaries if all the licenses are active.
A small number of dispensary licenses have been set aside for the communities on Native American reservation land. These communities will have one year to decide if they will utilize the 16 set aside licenses.
Below is a list of the number of marijuana dispensaries allowed in Phoenix metro cities, the applicants as of May 1st, 2011 and the restrictions each of the cities have put into place for dispensary locations.
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DISPENSARIES ALLOWED
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NUMBER OF APPLICANTS
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NOTES AND MINIMUM DISTANCE RESTRICTIONS | |
| Phoenix |
Up to 19
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Over 50 | 1/4 mile from schools, churches and parks. 250 feet from homes. |
| Scottsdale |
2
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25
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500 feet from schools and residential areas. 1/4 mile from other dispensaries. |
| Chandler |
2
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1
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1/4 mile from a school, public park, day-care center, church or library. |
| Peoria |
Up to 7
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1
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500 feet from homes. 1,000 feet from schools and day-care centers. 1,000 feet from other adult uses. |
| Surprise |
2
|
1
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500 feet from churches and homes. 1,500 feet from schools, day-care centers and parks. |
| Mesa |
Up to 5
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20
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Industrial areas only. 500 feet from day-care centers and preschools and 1,200 feet from churches, libraries and schools. |
| Glendale |
3
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6
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1/4 mile from schools and 500 feet from homes. |
| Tempe |
2
|
48
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1/4 mile from schools, churches and parks. 500 feet from homes. |
| Goodyear |
1
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1
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Industrial areas only. 500 feet from homes. 1,000 feet from schools and churches |
