Articles Posted in California Marijuana

Conceding that the decades-old war on drugs has had unintended consequences and led to the “decimation of certain communities, in particular communities of color,” the U.S. Attorney General said it’s time for a major drug sentencing overhaul. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand Holder’s remarks were made during a recent interview with NPR in which…

The governor of Illinois has just approved legislation that grants legalized access to medical marijuana, making it the 20th state in the nation to do so. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know this means almost 40 percent of Americans now live in a place where pot as medicine is legal. Although California was the first,…

Last spring, Daniel Chong was a student studying engineering at the University of California in San Diego when he went to a house near campus to smoke some marijuana. It was recreational, yes, and therefore illegal under both federal and state law. However, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that what happened next, attributable at…

Part of the whole premise of marijuana prohibition is that it is a way to protect youth from being lured into the downward spiral of addiction. In fact, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that both anecdotal and statistical evidence suggest the exact opposite – decriminalization of marijuana is positive for kids, while zero-tolerance policies…

Following a federal subpoena issued to Mendocino County for marijuana program records kept by the local sheriff, county officials are seeking outside legal advice. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the county is being pressed by local residents as well as marijuana advocates not to simply hand the records over, but instead to fight…

Just hours after hearing the first oral arguments in an appellate case that could well reclassify marijuana as a drug with valid medicinal properties, the judges requested a supplemental brief. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers see this as an encouraging sign that the justices are taking this seriously, and not simply going through the motions to…

The fact that the Los Angeles City Council bowed to the political pressure by marijuana activists to repeal the pot shop ban shows how increasingly organized and well-funded the movement is becoming. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that it was the ballot measure, sought by the activists to repeal the measure in the March…

As local and federal officials continue their assault on law-abiding medical marijuana dispensaries and patients, another problem is washing ashore. Maritime marijuana – cleverly dubbed “Seaweed” by the local public radio affiliate – has been found in boats and in bales along the Southern California coastline with increasing regularity in recent months. Los Angeles marijuana…

The issues surrounding medical marijuana in Orange County and throughout the state have become a legal quagmire – one that the state’s supreme court has agreed to take on. Our Orange County medical marijuana attorneys will be closely following the developments of the supreme court’s decision, stemming from cases involving four cannabis dispensaries. Two other…

Orange County medical marijuana patients may soon be required to register their status with the state, which lawmakers say will help to further legitimize the industry. Our Orange County medical marijuana attorneys support the rights of patients to reap the medically-proven benefits of cannabis for a wide range of ailments. But varied attempts at regulation…