Tim Agne

GameStop — retailer of new and used video games, accessories and collectibles — has closed five of its 32 stores in the Phoenix area and several more around the state.

After storing the hardwood panels for more than 30 years, a local ticket broker and his son are selling the game-used floor from the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix.

The six tiny Zpectrum plants grew roots by the end of the last episode, but still had a couple days to survive before they could go into their own pots. The lead farmer had to move cross-country for a chance to scratch and claw his way into the marijuana industry.

At least some legit weed companies in what prohibitionists might call this Brave New Arizona don’t plant seeds. Meet and greet the freshly cut clones that Matt Casey aims to follow until they’re ashes.

Get set for a crash course on marijuana terminology you'll hear in this podcast. We’ll also go over the genetic makeup of the plants I watched grow.

About 2 ounces of marijuana harvested from four Zpectrum plants were of buds large and pretty enough to be packaged in Alien Labs premium jars.

A pot farm as big as Alien Labs produces an enormous amount of odor, which is still taboo even though weed is legal. The perfume plants release during harvest is unavoidable, and perhaps the most pungent.

KJZZ has a new podcast tracking the life of marijuana plants from tiny clones to smoke and ashes. This week on Reefer Growing Madness, the brand founder defines connoisseur-level weed.

Reefer Growing Madness from KJZZ’s Hear Arizona podcast unit tracks the four-month life cycle of marijuana plants grown legally in metro Phoenix, from clone to smoke.

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