Consumer spending on cannabis — both recreational and medical —

Arizona’s budding cannabis industry generated $1.9 billion in sales from marijuana products last year, far higher than the estimated $1.2 billion in marijuana sales the state tracked through taxes.

Civil Rights Restoration Clinic

This clinic gives students theoretical and practical exposure to the problems faced by persons previously convicted of criminal offenses. The program has a classroom component and a representation component. The clinical work is not primarily aimed at developing litigation skills. Instead, it is to give students the opportunity to meet and work with persons with criminal convictions, learn about their situations, prepare court pleadings and handle brief court hearings. The classes cover the legal, policy and professional implications of re-entry and the loss of civil rights, as well as an introduction to interviewing clients and representing them in court.

ARIZONA NORML

We are committed to providing all Arizonans with the opportunity to erase low-level marijuana offenses from their criminal record. As too many of you know, victimless “crimes” like marijuana possession cause countless people to miss out on job opportunities, desirable housing, and public licensing benefits (like the opportunity to participate in Arizona’s burgeoning marijuana industry). One of the biggest reasons we supported Prop. 207 was our belief that Arizonans must be provided a clean slate to pursue their passions and live their version of the Good Life.

To ensure that people of all incomes can take advantage of Prop. 207’s expungement provisions, we are partnering with businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations across Arizona to hold expungement clinics all across the Grand Canyon State, where you can speak with an attorney and get specific information about how to file your expungement petition.

About Marijuana

Learn about Cottonwood’s programs for drug addiction and process addiction treatment.

The marijuana available today is many times more potent than the pot of the 60s and 70s. Gone are the days when marijuana was considered to be a relatively harmless drug. Marijuana has properties that are unusual for a substance of abuse, especially concerning how it functions in the human brain. While most mood-altering substances produce their high in the limbic brain (the part of the brain that produces feelings, emotions and moods) pot works primarily in the cerebral cortex, a part of the brain devoted to cognitive functioning, thinking, reasoning and planning. Marijuana produces its high by interfering with the way our brain processes information. This is why heavy users of marijuana can suffer from disorganized thinking, poor motivation, suspiciousness and memory problems. 

Treating Marijuana Addiction

In Cottonwood’s behavioral health and addiction rehab, a person who was a heavy user of pot may not at first be able to handle therapeutic activities that involve a lot of reading and writing. They may also feel overwhelmed in activities that have too much sound and movement. Our treatment team understands the neurobiology of marijuana addiction, and we tailor therapeutic activities to meet the specific abilities and limitations of our pot-abusing patients.

Co-Occurring Disorders

Addictions to substances like marijuana often exist in tandem with co-occurring mood disorders like anxiety and depression, or with other addictions. Learn more about Cottonwood’s addiction rehab and commitment to identifying co-occurring disorders.