Articles Posted in California Marijuana Dispensaries

Officials from the California Medical Association recently announced that they support the legalization of marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere. The support has drawn mixed reviews from physicians, doctors and others. The California Medical Association says that to be able to offer the best treatment to patients, the drug needs to be legalized so more…

With the federal crackdown threatening the medical marijuana industry in California, seven San Francisco supervisors are urging federal agents to reroute course. Obama previously claimed that he wouldn’t be focusing federal enforcement efforts on the medical marijuana industry. You’d never know that was ever said with the way things are looking now. “I believe it’s…

Medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere is under attack by the federal government. Advocates of the medicinal treatment in California are creating a 2012 ballot initiative that would allow the state to look over all operations. The draft of this ballot comes after a federal threat to wipe out the industry completely, according to…

Patients who rely on medical marijuana in Los Angeles to help to treat illnesses and debilitating conditions may soon be forced to buy the product off the streets. While no one wants that, it may be the only choice left to patients if the feds continue their forceful sweep on the industry. Every year, thousands…

It’s time to fight back and fight back hard. As the federal government continues its crackdown on medical marijuana in California, the California Medical Association is campaigning for the legalization of marijuana, according to the Los Angeles Times. The California Medical Association is the state’s largest doctor group and supports the use of marijuana as…

A judge’s ruling in favor of ordinances regulating medical marijuana in Los Angeles is by no means a sound victory for the City of Los Angeles and its much maligned ordinance. “It has been a long wait but well worth it,” said Jane Usher, a special assistant city attorney. “It is absolutely gratifying to have…

Banks are now being victimized in the fight against medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Chase bank was recently instructed by the federal government to evict Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, according to ABC News. The banks are being targeted because they hold the mortgages for many clinics in the area. Feds know that…

The federal crackdown that began Saturday has already targeted NoHo Caregivers in North Hollywood, according to the announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. The feds contend NoHo Caregivers sold marijuana to other stores and sent marijuana to affiliates in New York and Pennsylvania. The indictment alleges the store distributed…

The feds have landed. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that federal prosecutors are moving to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. The feds have sent letters to landlords, warning them to stop drug sales on their properties within 45 days or risk property sale and seizures. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense…

An Appeals Court decision found the Long Beach medical marijuana ordinance violates federal law — a ruling which could force Los Angeles officials to again re-write the city’s ordinance. Our Long Beach marijuana defense lawyers continue to press these court cases across Southern California. As we reported recently on our Medical Marijuana Lawyer Blog, a…