Articles Posted in Medical Marijuana and DUI

We all knew that the Fourth of July holiday weekend was going to be a busy one for law enforcement officials in Los Angeles, who had planned a blitz of sobriety checkpoints and wolfpack patrols throughout the long weekend, mostly in an effort to nab intoxicated drivers. However, our Los Angeles Marijuana DUI Defense Lawyers…

Back when California first passed a measure legalizing the production and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, providing a venue for people to access the drug typically only cost a few thousand dollars and some gardening equipment. However, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have known for some time that the industry is becoming more and…

Medical marijuana patients in California have long suffered bouts of harassment in their commutes to and from work or the doctor’s office or their children’s school, with officers asserting that simply smelling of the plant or having traces of it in one’s system could amount to impaired driving. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are committed…

A new bill that is making its way through the California Senate threatens to drastically increase the number of marijuana DUIs in Los Angeles and throughout California. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are vehemently opposed to this measure, which would recast existing law to require health care professionals who come across someone with a wound…

Latching on to the questionable results of a recent national study indicating drugged drivers are an increasing problem, local and state law enforcement officials are teaming up to target medical marijuana DUI in Orange County and across the state. As our Orange County medical marijuana attorneys understand it, the federal government is funding a program…

A new government report makes the overreaching claim that drugs are involved in an increasing number of traffic fatalities across the country. The study, conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of its Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), purports that of the 63 percent of deceased drivers who were tested in…

The Los Angeles Times recently reported a new study found that smoking pot and driving makes a person twice as likely to get into a vehicle accident. And while some accidents or even arrests for DUI in Los Angeles are tied to smoking marijuana, law enforcement often has a hard time properly determining whether a…

Our Orange County medical marijuana lawyers reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog recently that in states where medical marijuana is used, there are fewer traffic fatalities. Medical marijuana advocates say that this is true because fewer people are drinking alcohol and then driving to cope with their illness. If they legally can use marijuana, they…

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…

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…