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A Tucson real estate broker who has applied for a medical marijuana dispensary in Sahuarita said he plans to hold regular public education meetings on how medical cannabis can help patients with pain management.
Bryan W. Hill, the founder of Tucson Foreclosure Source, is president of the Broken Arrow Herbal Center, the working name of the company that has applied for a dispensary at 1732 W. Commerce Point Place, just north of Duval Mine Road. That location is a vacant lot west of a TRICO facility and near a kidney dialysis center and a Green Valley Fire District station.
"We plan on having regular, public educational sessions that will address how medical cannabis can fit into patients' overall pain management regimens," Hill told the Green Valley News in an e-mail Friday.
The company has no current plans to cultivate marijuana in Sahuarita, but could do so in the future under regulations drawn up by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
By law, all dispensaries are not-for-profits, though the owners and staff will be paid, and Hill said his motivation in applying for the site is to help patients.
"As a non-user of cannabis I knew little of the industry but over the past two years have learned how truly beneficial medical cannabis can be to ailing patients," Hill said.
Under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, patients cannot smoke medical marijuana at a dispensary or in any public place and patients may not consume marijuana at a dispensary. They also may not drive while under the influence of marijuana.
The dispensary's medical director is an oncologist who Hill said has "a direct and unique experience in clinical cannabis trials." He declined to identify the doctor.
Hill said there are 130 registered patients in the area and he expects the number will grow when the dispensary opens. The state must approve dispensaries by mid-August and the business could open two to four months after state approval, by Hill's estimate.
The state lists 250 patients within the three health care planning areas that include Green Valley and Sahuarita, though one of those areas stretches to Arivaca. If the dispensary is approved, it will mean no patient within 25 miles can grow his or her own marijuana.
Hill said he is negotiating for a purchase agreement with the lot's owner. Online public records indicate the property is owned by LJS Duval LLC, with addresses in Tucson and Scottsdale.
Meanwhile, ADHS records show that applications have been filed in the nearby Green Valley and Continental planning areas. However, Pima County officials say no applicants have asked for zoning compliance letters, as required by the state, possibly because the county set rigorous zoning guidelines that marijuana activists say were an attempt to keep dispensaries out of the unincorporated area.
The state has not released the names or locations of applicants; the Sahuarita applicant came to light because Hill asked the town for a zoning compliance letter.
Any dispensary will need to obtain a Conditional Use Permit from the town or county, which involves at least one public hearing, although the site on Commerce Point Place in Sahuarita already is zoned commercial.
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Bryan W. Hill, the founder of Tucson Foreclosure Source, is president of the Broken Arrow Herbal Center, the working name of the company that has applied for a dispensary at 1732 W. Commerce Point Place, just north of Duval Mine Road. That location is a vacant lot west of a TRICO facility and near a kidney dialysis center and a Green Valley Fire District station.
"We plan on having regular, public educational sessions that will address how medical cannabis can fit into patients' overall pain management regimens," Hill told the Green Valley News in an e-mail Friday.
The company has no current plans to cultivate marijuana in Sahuarita, but could do so in the future under regulations drawn up by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
By law, all dispensaries are not-for-profits, though the owners and staff will be paid, and Hill said his motivation in applying for the site is to help patients.
"As a non-user of cannabis I knew little of the industry but over the past two years have learned how truly beneficial medical cannabis can be to ailing patients," Hill said.
Under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, patients cannot smoke medical marijuana at a dispensary or in any public place and patients may not consume marijuana at a dispensary. They also may not drive while under the influence of marijuana.
The dispensary's medical director is an oncologist who Hill said has "a direct and unique experience in clinical cannabis trials." He declined to identify the doctor.
Hill said there are 130 registered patients in the area and he expects the number will grow when the dispensary opens. The state must approve dispensaries by mid-August and the business could open two to four months after state approval, by Hill's estimate.
The state lists 250 patients within the three health care planning areas that include Green Valley and Sahuarita, though one of those areas stretches to Arivaca. If the dispensary is approved, it will mean no patient within 25 miles can grow his or her own marijuana.
Hill said he is negotiating for a purchase agreement with the lot's owner. Online public records indicate the property is owned by LJS Duval LLC, with addresses in Tucson and Scottsdale.
Meanwhile, ADHS records show that applications have been filed in the nearby Green Valley and Continental planning areas. However, Pima County officials say no applicants have asked for zoning compliance letters, as required by the state, possibly because the county set rigorous zoning guidelines that marijuana activists say were an attempt to keep dispensaries out of the unincorporated area.
The state has not released the names or locations of applicants; the Sahuarita applicant came to light because Hill asked the town for a zoning compliance letter.
Any dispensary will need to obtain a Conditional Use Permit from the town or county, which involves at least one public hearing, although the site on Commerce Point Place in Sahuarita already is zoned commercial.
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Source: gvnews.com
Author: Philip Franchine
Contact: webmaster@gvnews.com
Website: Medical marijuana: At least 3 dispensaries here - Green Valley News: Local News
