medical marijuana; invalidity; exception

SB 1716 modifies Arizona's rules for issuing new medical marijuana dispensary licenses to nonprofit organizations. It establishes priority for new licenses based on geographic distance: first for areas where a dispensary previously moved (25+ miles from another dispensary), then for areas 25+ miles from existing dispensaries, with random selection if multiple applications qualify. New license holders must open within 18 months (unless blocked by local ordinances) and cannot relocate within 25 miles of another licensed dispensary. The law applies retroactively to applications filed since December 2022 and requires a three-fourths legislative vote for enactment.