Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings AZBigMedia There are nearly 450,000 people living in Pinal County, a mostly rural, sprawling county the size of Connecticut. And each workday, the roads leading out of Pinal County are full of people heading to work. “The estimate that we’ve heard is that as many as 90,000 people commute out of Pinal County to …
Pinal County solar project picks up tech, retail, mining and government customers
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal A 100-megawatt planned solar project in Coolidge will steer renewable energy to several large tech, retail, mining and government customers through Salt River Project’s Sustainable Energy Offering program. Participating businesses include Albertsons Cos. Inc., the cities of Chandler, Mesa and Phoenix, CMC Steel Arizona, CyrusOne (Nasdaq: CONE), Digital Realty …
What issues were the most talked about during Arizona Hemp Rulemaking? Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney handling hemp-related issues, explains
Rose Law Group Attorney, Omar Abdallah, who has been handling hemp-related issues, answers questions about this potentially big new business. What was the most contentious discussion point during the public hearings relating to the rules? The most contentious discussion point during the rulemaking process was by far the licensing fees. Since this will be the first year of the hemp …
Arizona farms shrinking in number, growing in size
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Jim Boyle and his family KTAR Jim Boyle Jr.’s family has a long history in dairy farming. They’ve owned dairy farms in Arizona since the early 1920s, first in south Phoenix and then in Mesa. Boyle’s roots in dairy farming is one of the reasons he returned home after he left for college and lived …
What do you need to grow hemp in Arizona? Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney handling hemp-related issues, provides insight
Rose Law Group Attorney, Omar Abdallah, who has been handling hemp-related issues, answers some FAQs about this potentially big new business. When can you start growing hemp in Arizona and what kind of licenses do you need? You can start growing hemp in Arizona as soon as the administrative rules are complete and the Arizona hemp program is established on …
Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Cannabis department, talks to Phoenix Business Journal about cannabis extract ruling
By Greg Barr | Phoenix Business Journal Medical marijuana patients in the state now can legally possess hashish after the Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the extracted resin and oils from marijuana are the same as other parts of the plant. The Court’s 7-0 ruling clarifies the definition of marijuana in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act that went into …
Huge land sale in Pinal County sets up planned 100-megawatt solar project
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings Scottsdale landowner has also sold huge chunks of property in the area to auto manufacturers By Hayley Ringle | Rose Law Group Reporter A Florida energy company paid close to $15 million for over 1,000 acres in Pinal County for a new solar power project. The 100-megawatt project will be the largest solar …
Marijuana concentrates okay for patients, Arizona Supreme Court rules; Rose Law Group Partner and Cannabis Dept. Director, Laura Bianchi, calls it ‘incredible victory’
By Ray Stern | Phoenix New Times The Arizona medical marijuana community and business industry can finally exhale: The state Supreme Court decided a crucial appeal on Tuesday by siding 7-0 with patients and state voters on marijuana resin extracts. Parties in the case of State of Arizona v. Rodney Christopher Jones received word just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday that Jones …
Hemp. Arizona’s next big economic driver?
Rose Law Group Attorney, Omar Abdallah, who has been handling hemp-related issues, answers some FAQs about this potentially big new business Is hemp marijuana or what’s the difference, and how is it legal to grow and ship across state lines now? Hemp and marijuana are cousins. They are similar in that they come from the same genus or plant family, …
Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich in Arizona Republic on how Chevron executive is secretly pushing anti-electric car effort in Arizona2
By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic A California lobbyist for Chevron Corp. is urging retirees of the oil company in Arizona to oppose electric-car policies here, saying the vehicles are too expensive for most people and should not be promoted. A handful of people who either retired from Chevron or from Unocal, which Chevron acquired in 2005, have used the …