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Smoke Free AZ Turns 5

By |2017-02-10T09:51:10-07:00May 30th, 2012|General, Prevention|

It’s hard to believe- but our Smoke Free Arizona program turned 5 this month.  Voters approved the Act back in November of ’06 by a few percentage points.  The Initiative language gave us a super-short turn-around time (just like medical marijuana)…  and we turned the key on the program by May of ’07.  Implementation of the [...]

Dispensaries in AZ this Summer?

By |2017-02-10T09:51:20-07:00January 25th, 2012|General|

Right now, it looks like a qualified “yes”.  As you know from earlier blog posts a the judge has ruled in a state case that had challenged our dispensary applicant selection criteria.  We’ve been reviewing our options- and decided yesterday not to appeal  the case- which puts us back on track to licensing dispensaries under [...]

Turning a Bad Survey into a Learning Opportunity

By |2017-02-10T09:51:31-07:00October 20th, 2011|Licensing|

Those of you in Licensing have heard me talk about the difference between compliance and enforcement more than once, but it's been awhile since I've written about the subject.  Some people are confused about the distinction I always make between compliance and enforcement.  They are 2 very different things. Compliance (as it relates to our licensees) [...]

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Abortion Clinic Licensing

By |2011-07-13T10:37:50-07:00July 13th, 2011|General|

A new law was passed last legislative session (HB 2416) that expanded the definition of an abortion to include “any means” (the former definition was limited to surgical abortions) and changed the qualifications for who can perform the procedure.  For us, it meant that beginning July 21 (when the law was to take effect) we'd be responsible for [...]

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Compliance v. Enforcement

By |2017-02-10T09:52:01-07:00December 8th, 2010|Licensing|

Those of you in Licensing have heard me talk about the difference between compliance and enforcement more than once, but I’ve never written about it.  Some people are confused about the distinction I always make between compliance and enforcement.  They are 2 very different things. Compliance (as it relates to our licensees) means that a [...]

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