Articles Posted in California Marijuana Dispensaries

Our Orange County marijuana lawyers know that the benefits of medical marijuana have been widely touted for cancer patients and those struggling with chronic pain. Medical marijuana is by far a better alternative than the dangerous cocktail of highly-addictive prescription opiates and other drugs that are often prescribed for these ailments. But one illness we…

A federal raid of a model California medical marijuana dispensary and trade school has sparked outrage across the state, with activists firing off that the federal crackdown is not only unjust, but is going to cause the local economy to suffer. Our California medical marijuana attorneys are appalled at the ongoing barrage against law-abiding dispensaries,…

Residents throughout the state of California turn to medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere to treat a number of debilitating conditions. While the medicinal plant continues to be targeted by feds, it may be the best cure for a 3-year-old Montana boy who was diagnosed with recurring brain tumors before he even turned 2,…

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern California weren’t the only ones hit hard by the recent federal crackdown on the industry. Although California felt it the worst, other states are going through similar crackdowns. In Colorado, there were more than 20 medical marijuana dispensaries that were hit hard by feds and were forced to close. Other…

Medical marijuana may or may not be legal in the city of Los Angeles in the coming years, but in an effort to ward off a potential citywide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and to protect their rights, workers are coming together to form a labor union. The formation of this union…

Marijuana should be legal, says a recent Gallup poll. As a matter of fact, about half of U.S. residents say they want marijuana to be legalized. Still, not everyone is in on the smoke sesh, according to the Arizona Wildcat. Right now, there are hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. These dispensaries outnumber…

Medical marijuana in California and 15 other states and the District of Columbia has been legalized. In more than half of these areas, government officials have been launching new medical laws that could lands these people involved in the industry with criminal charges and stiff fines. Back in 1996, California was the first state in…

Today marks a major victory for patients’ rights advocates and those invested in the battle for safe and legal medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. State appellate court judiciaries in City of Lake Forest v. Evergreen Holistic Collective have ruled in favor of medical marijuana dispensaries and rejected the argument that cities could ban these…

As supporters of medical marijuana in Bakersfield have battled with county leaders about allowing medical marijuana cooperatives to operate, they have now decided to let voters decide, Bakersfieldnow.com is reporting. Cities and counties throughout California have struggled with these issues. Even though voters approved medical marijuana in 1996, some leaders believe more votes are necessary.…

Back in 2003, the state’s Legislature passed Senate Bill 420. Under this bill, regulations and limitations were placed on the medical marijuana industry in California. Just a year after, Oakland decided to pass an ordinance that required dispensaries to have licenses and only allowed 4 licenses in the city. Today, there are four booming dispensaries.…