Articles Posted in California marijuana legalization

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office apprehended two suspects that were reportedly working with illegal marijuana cultivation operations in San Gabriel Valley. Authorities reportedly seized two caches of dried marijuana and plants that totaled nearly $3 million in street value, according to the Los Angeles Times. A 30-year-old suspected member of the…

Legalizing marijuana in California would not put much of a dent in the issue of violent Mexican drug cartels that smuggle marijuana across the border, the Los Angeles Times reports. Taking money, influence and power away from such cartels is one of the selling points of Proposition 19. The November ballot initiative would legalize possession…

The current and former chiefs of the Drug Enforcement Administration called upon the Obama Administration on Monday to block California’s marijuana legalization initiative if it passes in November, according to CNN. Our Los Angeles marijuana criminal defense attorneys anticipated this move by the federal government some time ago, when we wrote on our Marijuana Lawyer…

An opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times challenges the contention that California cannot legalize marijuana because of conflicting federal law. As our Los Angeles marijuana defense attorneys reported recently on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, a federal crackdown could come if Proposition 19 passes and recreational marijuana becomes legal in California. For starters, the U.S.…

The Los Angeles Times reports that passage of a measure to legalize marijuana in California means little if federal authorities decide to enforce nationwide drug laws. However, as our Los Angeles marijuana defense lawyers have reported, an Obama Administration memo indicates that the U.S. Department of Justice has been told that enforcing federal law regarding…

The Los Angeles Times reports a new poll out regarding the marijuana legalization measure on the California ballot in November, shows a slight lead by those opposed to the measure. As our Los Angeles marijuana defense attorneys reported last month on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, an earlier poll found a slim measure of support for…