Articles Posted in California Marijuana Dispensaries

On the same day he signed a law that reduced marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to an infraction no more serious than a traffic ticket, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law prohibiting marijuana dispensaries from being located within 600 feet of a school. Our Los Angeles marijuana dispensary attorneys have frequently reported on the difficulties…

California medical marijuana patients won a partial victory this week with the issuance of a much anticipated ruling in a case against the City of Anaheim. As our Riverside medical marijuana dispensary attorneys have reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, many cities were awaiting this ruling before proceeding with ordinances of their own. In Riverside…

An opinion piece in the Huffington Post suggests the city’s attempt to force the closure of three-quarters of all marijuana dispensaries may have triggered a trio of deadly shootings inside legally operating marijuana collectives. The piece suggests the city may have done little more than create a manageable target of the remaining businesses for gangs…

Long Beach is seeking to tax medical marijuana dispensaries in an effort to raise money and plug holes in the city budget, Businessweek reported. The Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys at the CANNABIS LAW GROUP represent more than a dozen collectives in the Los Angeles area that have been targeted for closure. As we have…

Two Lake Forest marijuana dispensaries face a July 6 contempt of court date after the city accused them of continuing to operate despite a judge’s order that the businesses close, the Orange County Register reported. Damian Nassiri, a partner in the law firm HOWARD | NASSIRI, which also does business as the CANNABIS LAW GROUP,…

While a judge rejected requests for a restraining order to prevent the closure of hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Los Angeles area, a large number of legal challenges remain to the city’s decision to unfairly target just some of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. The Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers at the Cannabis…

Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys for the Cannabis Law Group are in court this morning to seek temporary restraining orders to prevent city officials from closing marijuana dispensaries under a new ordinance that takes effect on Monday. The Cannabis Law Group represents many of the Los Angeles marijuana dispensaries suing the city. The group offers…