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Grow for It. Tucson City Council Lifts Zoning Restrictions for MMJ

Noelle Skodzinski

September 11, 2014

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -

Tucson City council members voted unanimously to lift zoning restrictions for those who are licensed to cultivate medical marijuana within city limits.

Right now, growers can cultivate up to 3,000 square feet of medical marijuana. Dispensary owner Vicki Puchi-Saavedra said that quantity was not enough to meet the demand of her patients.

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