Articles Posted in Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensaries

Frustrated by continued attacks on California’s medical marijuana industry, supporters will now try to get voters to approve a ballot initiative that aims to keep the federal government from continued interference. Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries are important businesses in the community because providing this drug is important to patients suffering from these debilitating medical…

Local police recently arrested three people and also shut down a medical marijuana dispensary in Chatsworth, which stood in an area that once held many medical marijuana shops, the Los Angeles Times reports. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers are always skeptical of an arrest involving medical marijuana shops because law enforcement agencies often try…

As the Marijuana Lawyer Blog reported earlier in January, Los Angeles officials are planning on implementing a “gentle ban” on medical marijuana citywide. And The Weed Blog reports that city officials are planning a January 31 meeting to take a final vote on the ban. Bloggers are urging medical marijuana businesses, patients and others to…

The district attorney in San Luis Obispo recently dropped charges against a dozen people charged with providing medical marijuana, the New Times is reporting. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers fight for the rights of anyone involved in the medical marijuana industry in California. Often, medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles get shut down because…

As our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers have said from the beginning, the recent explosion of interest by federal prosecutors in California’s medical marijuana industry has to be a political issue. Most medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles are operating legitimately and following the law. And despite the perception that local political leaders and law…

Another city in Orange County is sticking it to medical marijuana dispensaries, The Orange County Register reports. It’s been like watching dominoes for our Orange County medical marijuana lawyers, who have seen city after city and county after county bow down to federal authorities and terrified city attorneys, who are trying to put an end…

The Press-Enterprise is reporting that the California Supreme Court will review a case out of Riverside after an appeals court ruled that cities and counties have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. This is huge news because if justices rule that cities and counties don’t have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in…

It’s been a trying year for those involved in the medical marijuana industry in California. Federal pressure and threats of criminal prosecution have caused many businesses to shut down, while that same pressure has caused local leaders to buckle down on Orange County medical marijuana dispensaries and those statewide. That has happened in Anaheim, where…

A recent report by economists determined that states with medical marijuana laws in place have seen a drop in deadly vehicle crashes, The Hartford Courant is reporting. It is certainly good news for the Los Angeles medical marijuana industry, and researchers are looking at the benefits of medical marijuana aside from the medical advantages. Our…

While Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries have felt the pressure recently from the federal government, the discrimination isn’t limited to California. The Denver Post recently reported that federal prosecutors are now going after medical marijuana dispensaries there, threatening to shut down these businesses if they are within 1,000 feet of a school. Our Los Angeles…