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July 13, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 Quartzsite Animal Clinic Dr. John Hadlock 745 W. Main Street, Quartzsite Open M-T-W-TH 9am-noon 928-927-6404 Walk-ins Welcome Serving Quartzsite for 28 years! The Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism will hold a Networking Breakfast Thursday, July 21 at Mountain Quail Cafe. The informal (no-host) meeting will start at 7am. The Chamber & Tourism offers two monthly networking opportunities; Break- fast meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month and Chamber Mix- ers on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Chamber events offer a chance for community members to share information about your business or organization. Come learn more about the what's happening at the new Quartzsite Chamber & Tour- ism Information Center located at 1240 W. Main Street, across from McDonald's. The office is on sum- mer hours: 10-2, closed Tuesday & Sunday. For more information visit www.QuartzsiteTourism.com or call 928-927-5200. Chamber & Tourism hosts Networking Breakfast June 21 DUMP THE DRUGS In Quartzsite! Do you have expired or unused medications? Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Sponsored by Town of Quartzsite Space donated by Desert Messenger Nature's Nuggets BUYS & SELLS GOLD Nuggets - Jewelry- Coins- Sivler Call Richard T 928-927-5479 Quartzsite YEAR ROUND! GOLD SHOW Feb. 10, 11, 12 2017 WAM closes Quartzsite location Wickenburg Alternative Medi- cine (WAM) closed the doors of its Quartzsite location Tuesday, July 12. WAM is transferring its license to another location in El Mirage, northwest Phoenix, at 12550 Thunderbird. There are a few applications pending with the state for the Quartzsite location, so another organization may be reopening the Main Street location in just a few months. Margie Clark, WAM Dispensary Agent, said she will travel to El Mirage to open the new location and hopes to hire another Dispensary Agent, so she can return to Quartzsite. Arizona is among 20 states and the District of Columbia that allow marijuana use for medicinal or recreational reasons. Arizona vot- ers approved the use of medicinal marijuana in 2010 for conditions such as chronic pain and cancer, but the program didn't gain mo- mentum until 2012, when dispen- saries began to open. Established in the spring of 2013, WAM opened its doors to provide a service to the communities of Quartzsite, in southwest Arizona as well as Arizonians traversing the I-10. They were the last stop to purchase green medications when leaving Arizona as well as coming back in. Clark said clients have been noti- fied of the changes and they had some great deals the final days. She said Quartzsite WAM Loyalty Cards will be honored in their new location in El Mirage during the transition. Arizona Department of Health Services will accept dispensary registration certificate applications from July 18 – July 29, 2016. More information will be posted on their website azdhs.gov. https://www.facebook.com/Wick- enburgAlternativeMed • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share?

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