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Council denies liquor license for membership cannabis 'grow room' after police recommend refusal
Summary
The council voted 9‑0 to disapprove a liquor license for a proposed club described by the applicant as a private membership organization where members grow cannabis; the police recommended denial, citing incomplete signature documentation and concerns about mixing public alcohol use with on‑site cannabis consumption.
Phoenix City Council on July 2 voted unanimously to disapprove a new liquor license application for a proposed club in District 4 that the applicant described as a private membership organization focused on supporting people to grow cannabis at home.
City police testified they recommended denial because the application did not meet licensing requirements: signatures submitted lacked dates within the required 180‑day window and there were discrepancies in the number of members required to meet the club threshold. Police also raised a…
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