{"id":23966,"date":"2024-08-12T12:39:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-wp.leafymate.com\/?post_type=state-legalization&#038;p=23966"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:35:56","slug":"arizona","status":"publish","type":"state-legalization","link":"https:\/\/leafymate.com\/resources\/state-legalization\/arizona","title":{"rendered":"Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Cannabis Legal In Arizona?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marijuana has been legal for recreational use in Arizona since 2020 for adults, and medical marijuana has been legal since 2010 for medical marijuana patients, cardholders, and caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To obtain a medical card to buy and grow your own cannabis, you\u2019ll first need a licensed physician to recommend medical marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Laws and Offenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of penalties for Arizona\u2019s possession, sale, and distribution of marijuana, concentrate, or paraphernalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marijuana is a Schedule I substance according to Arizona state laws<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under federal law, cannabis is still considered a Schedule I Controlled Substance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adults may possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six marijuana plants for non-commercial purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An adult may transfer up to one ounce of marijuana to another adult as long as there is no remuneration and the transfer is not advertised or promoted to the public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bringing less than two pounds of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dev-wp.leafymate.com\/lifestyle\/best-cannabis-dispensaries-near-phoenix-az\">marijuana into Arizona<\/a>\u00a0is a felony, punishable by a minimum sentence of two years, a maximum sentence of seven years, and a minimum fine of 1000 USD or a fine to exhaust the proceeds of the drug offense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arizona does not have any laws punishing paraphernalia possession, sale, or manufacture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"fullwidth","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-23966","state-legalization","type-state-legalization","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leafymate.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state-legalization\/23966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leafymate.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state-legalization"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leafymate.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/state-legalization"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leafymate.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}