Pot for leisure could mean billions for states, millions for Ariz.; Rose Law Group Director of Medical Marijuana Department, Ryan Hurley comments

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez | The Republic Arizona could see as much as $113 million in new tax revenue if it legalized marijuana for recreational use and imposed a 15 percent levy on the drug, a new study found. The study by the non-partisan Tax Foundation comes as cannabis supporters in Arizona prepare to turn in hundreds of thousands of …

Rose Law Group Litigator, Sam Doncaster dissects the recent State Court of Appeals case restricting zoning variances

By Samuel Doncaster | Rose Law Group pc At a competitor’s request, the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a Board of Adjustment decision permitting an owner to close a strip club and replace it with a retail business. The court did this based on a self-inflicted wound theory. It faulted a property owner for selecting the property for use as …

CopperWynd withdraws special use permit for wellness center

The Fountain Hills Times CopperWynd Resort notified town officials Monday that it was withdrawing a special use permit application to transition the facility into a wellness center. Attorney Jordan R. Rose of the Rose Law Group said “it was never the intent of the owners to convert the resort into any kind of drug rehabilitation center, and we are sorry …

Phoenix eyes MMJ zoning; Rose Law Group Partner Ryan Hurley says such would hinder the business

By Brenna Goth | The Arizona Republic Phoenix could approve stricter zoning for medical-marijuana facilities Facilities would need to be farther from places of worship, daycare centers and homeless shelters The changes are preparation for the possible legalization of recreational marijuana Medical-marijuana facilities may soon have fewer options of where to open in Phoenix, through zoning changes the city is …

Rose Law Group litigation attorney Logan Elia teaching Fundamentals of Internet Defamation Law CLE

At the instruction of Rose Law Group attorney Logan Elia, attorneys who complete this class will have the basic information necessary to assist a client who has been defamed online. Attorneys will learn to distinguish between actionable and merely offensive statements, use John Doe pleadings and discovery requests to identify and locate anonymous defamers, draft appropriate forms of judgment, and …