Pubdate: Fri, 17 Jan 2014
Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Copyright: 2014 The Arizona Republic
Website: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/24
Author: Yvonne Wingett Sanchez
Page: B1

ARIZONA MEDICAL-POT PATIENTS BOUGHT $33 MILLION WORTH OF DRUG LAST YEAR

Medical-marijuana patients and caregivers bought 3 tons of cannabis
last year, spending about $33 million to purchase the drug, according
to a state report released Thursday.

Patients were more likely to buy marijuana on Fridays and Saturdays,
according to the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act End of Year Report. The
report was compiled by the state Department of Health Services, which
oversees the medical-marijuana program.

The report, for the first time, quantifies how much marijuana patients
are legally purchasing, although it remains unclear how much pot is
being grown by caregivers, who, in some instances, can legally
cultivate the plant.

Five dispensaries accounted for 40 percent of the total marijuana
sold.

Patients between the ages of 18 and 30 years old had the highest
number of transactions, followed by patients ages 31 to 40, then
patients ages 51 to 60.
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