This is a post from the AZDHS website:
http://azdhs.uservoice.com/forums/120045-adhs-customer-feedback/suggestions/2539423-25-mile-rule-is-unconstitutional
"25 Mile Rule" is Unconstitutional
What happens to patients cultivation rights when a dispensary opens within 25 miles of a patients address? How will the patient be noticed? How long do they have to stop cultivation?
Please explain the plan!!
When the first dispensary OPENS near me I will file a LAWSUIT against that dispensary and The State of Arizona.
Arizona Constitution
Article 2 Section 13
Equal privileges and immunities:
Section 13. No law shall be enacted granting to any citizen, class of citizens, or corporation other than municipal, privileges or immunities which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens or corporations.
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D. Cassidy shared this idea · January 24, 2012
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AdminADHS (Admin, Arizona Department of Health Services) responded · January 24, 2012
Each qualified patient will be notified upon their annual renewal if a dispensary is open within 25 miles of where they live. If you renew with a request to grow and there is not a dispensary open within 25 miles you will be able to continue to grow. The final rules for the dispensaries are still being developed so you will want to check back to our agency website for new developments. At this time we do not have a date for the completion of the final rules and no dates for when the Department will be able to license dispensaries.
The 25-mile rule was part of the Initiative passed by the voters, as such is set in law.