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It’s true that California law forbids those under the age of 21 from possessing marijuana, even small amounts. However, police and even the courts appear to be routinely overlooking one fact: If you have a valid medical marijuana prescription, you are exempt, even if you are under the age of 21. It’s important to understand…

Remember not long ago when the City of Los Angeles was sending out letters to 1,700 medical marijuana dispensaries, ordering them to shut down in compliance with the recently-enacted ban? The city knew that about 600 of those letters may have been duplicates or addresses of now-defunct shops. But as Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have…

In Murrieta, about 1.5 hours south of Los Angeles, city officials are grappling with whether to extend its year-long moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, as the law is about to expire next month. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the city has actually never allowed dispensaries to operate there, per a ban…

It’s been a common refrain from municipalities and local governments throughout the state: “We can’t offer regulation because, according to Pack v. Long Beach, to do so would be against the law, as it would condone drug trafficking, which is illegal under federal law,” they would say. However, Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know this is…

The state’s lack of uniform regulation on the medical marijuana industry, combined with a federal crackdown on dispensaries throughout California has certainly had an impact, though not the one authorities likely intended. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that more and more, dispensary operators are moving their sales underground, though some identify themselves as “mobile dispensaries.”…

Sept. 6, 2012 was supposed to be the date that medical marijuana rights were effectively suppressed in the City of Los Angeles. Instead, Los Angeles Marijuana Lawyers are hailing the “stay of execution,” as L.A. Weekly put it. A letter had been issued to some 1,800 marijuana collectives throughout the city, containing a stern warning…

CANNABIS LAW GROUP Attorney Damian Nassiri is taking a unique approach in the fight to defend one of Los Angeles’ dispensaries from closure: Targeting the L.A.P.D. Other lawsuits have been filed on behalf of other collectives and dispensaries following the city’s decision to ban storefront medical marijuana facilities from operating under Ordinance No. 182190. However,…

Riverside County has been put on notice: Los Angeles Marijuana Lawyer Damian Nassiri has filed suit against the county, on behalf of medical marijuana dispensary GRC Solutions, in Riverside Superior Court. The action seeks an immediate injunction to lift the ban that would prohibit GRC Solutions from operating. While a ruling last month by a…

A ruling by a Riverside County Superior Court judge has reversed an earlier decision that granted an injunction against a Rancho Mirage dispensary, which had opened prior to the city’s ban. The ban has since been ruled unconstitutional. Los Angeles marijuana attorneys know that rulings like this are creating a great deal of confusion, as…

Marijuana advocates have gathered enough signatures to establish a March ballot measure to repeal city council’s recent ban on marijuana dispensaries in L.A. Los Angeles marijuana attorneys understand that this effectively puts the city’s ban on hold, pending next year’s election. Of course, it is dependent on the verification of signatures, but this is extremely…