AZ HB2631

Establishes the Arizona Marijuana Regulatory Board as a seven-member board appointed by the governor to regulate medical and adult-use marijuana, replacing the Department of Health Services in this regulatory role effective January 1, 2025.

Board membership consists of two members with public health expertise, two with laboratory testing expertise, two public members without marijuana industry ownership interests, and one qualifying patient or family member, with restrictions on political party affiliation and county residency.

Requires applicants for new nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificates and marijuana establishment licenses to be Arizona residents and demonstrate residency with at least two documents including driver license, property tax bill, utility bill, or income tax returns.

Board members receive up to $200 per day compensation, must sign conflict of interest statements, cannot miss more than one meeting per six months, and are subject to removal only for cause by the governor.

The Arizona Marijuana Regulatory Board automatically terminates on July 1, 2033, with enabling statutes repealed January 1, 2034, and requires a three-fourths vote of both legislative houses for enactment.