Josh Moon

Josh Moon is an investigative reporter and columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

Latest medical marijuana legislation might just fix the whole process

A new bill from Sen. Tim Melson could fix the troubled medical marijuana licensing by doing the most basic thing: following the law.

April 11, 2024

New bill seeks to put the law back in the medical weed licensing process

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, would install a new, three-step process for approving integrated licenses.

April 10, 2024

Daniels, Figures offer up cordial, focused debate

The Democratic candidates for the 2nd District agreed on a lot, but provided a refreshingly informed alternative to their Republican counterparts.

April 10, 2024

The real story of Gadsden and Goodyear

The only way to make unions seem like the bad guy in a tale of American industry is to lie about them.

April 9, 2024

CD2 Republican debate offers smorgasbord of rightwing red meat

The hour-long debate focused primarily on national issues and featured plenty of rightwing talking points.

April 9, 2024

Government for the stupid

The people you elected think you're too stupid to realize that they're not actually doing anything.

April 8, 2024

Top doctor resigns from medical cannabis commission

Szaflarski’s resignation comes as lawmakers are trying to drag the AMCC out of litigation and get the medical marijuana licensure process moving again.

April 5, 2024

Gambling legislation heads to committee: “A lot of what we do defies all logic”

Lawmakers from each house will attempt to work out a compromise gaming bill, with $1.2 billion annually in the balance.

April 5, 2024

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Medical marijuana “fix” has rough debut in committee

The new legislation was met with skepticism and anger during a committee meeting that wasn't streamed or recorded.

April 4, 2024

The legislative “fix” for medical cannabis doesn’t appear to fix anything

The goal of a new medical weed bill is to "get the commission out of court," and it's not clear the bill does that.

April 3, 2024