Later this year—once Arizona’s medical-marijuana system is functioning—the Tucson Weekly will need the services of a medical-marijuana critic. This individual will review Southern Arizona’s dispensaries, clinics and other medical-marijuana-related businesses for the Tucson Weekly and TucsonWeekly.com.

Prospective reviewers must have:

• A prescription for medical marijuana, for a legitimate medical condition.

• Some writing experience.

• No serious conflicts of interests. In other words, prospective reviewers should have no direct financial links to medical-marijuana businesses, and no close personal links to an individual or individuals running a medical-marijuana business.

• A driving record with no major convictions, including DUI.

This is an independent-contractor (i.e., freelance) position. We will make an exception to the Tucson Weekly’s no-pseudonym policy and will allow the critic to use a pen name in his/her byline.

Send a resume, cover letter and clips/writing samples to Jimmy Boegle at mailbag@tucsonweekly.com no later than noon on Wednesday, June 1.

This article appears in Apr 28 – May 4, 2011.

8 replies on “‘Tucson Weekly’ Seeking Medical-Marijuana Critic”

  1. Ask your new hire to inquire as to why my Special Immunology Associates physician won’t write a medical marijuana prescription for AIDS patients because El Rio has forbidden it – because El Rio is afraid of negative consequences from the Federal government, which helps fund them.

  4. This is awesome! This makes up for all that other Left Wing stuff you guys are always harping about. Although I am into the TEA Party, I sure wish the government would get off our backs when it comes to marijuana use.Unfortunately, I do not have a Medical Marijuana Card, so I cannot apply for this position. However, I have found that one does not need a special government issued card to easily procure some Mary Jane. All that is needed is ten or twenty dollars for either a dime bag or a twenty sack!

  5. Medical THC.
    Do not drive or operate heavy machinery untill you know how this medication effects you. Please be responseble for other peoples lives as well as your own.
    Remember any medication mixed with one other can cause undisirable side effects. This includes persrciption meications with naturepathic supplements.
    Make sure your DR. and medical records are up to date.
    Over all the hype, weight your options. If you feel or know of other options talk to your Personal care provider.
    Please keep all (nonpercribed) medications out of the reach and minds of the childern.
    Be responable for your health care, explore and reacherch all options.
    RELAX.

  6. TO: Mr. BoegleI, Editor

    I am a Viet-Nam Era Veteran,
    82nd Airborne Divison. I acquired Hepatitis in 1972 while on Tour of Duty. That hepatitis subsequently turned turned into Liver Cancer. I use marijuana for pain relief and to increase my appetite. I am confident my first hand knowledge of the medicinal benefits of marijuana, Journalism, and sincere desire to increase support for marijuana treating cancer. Posted by Abu Bilal Abdur-Rahman (Abu1rahman@aol.com)

  7. A medical marijuana user can give you his or her personal comments about the marijuana, but they cannot know how to improve or decrease the potency of the stuff, only growers can. Users may research the effects of marijuana use, but growers study the “root” of the situation if you will!! We study the plant itself. Each strain of pot is different, and you have to experiment with your particular plant to see where its maximum effectiveness and potency potential lie by different length in light times, food amount, distribution, and so many other variables, that you just have to “play” with the plant and it may take a very long time to find that particular plants potential. How can a simple “user” tell you what to do with a plant on taste alone…..I can!

  8. Does “some writing experience” mean paid, professional experience or are you willing to accept a new writer who can show examples of writing when applying?

Comments are closed.