Articles Posted in Medical Marijuana in California

The medical uses for marijuana are varied and new medicinal uses are being established frequently. Recently, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have seen information regarding how medicinal marijuana may help patients with multiple sclerosis. The debate for legalization could be swayed heavily by the continuing research that shows patients suffering from many diseases can experience…

There are a number of key pieces of legislation that will be considered by the California Legislator in the coming year. It is important to maintain a knowledge of these bills and their affect on current marijuana laws in the state. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are keeping tabs on four bills in particular and…

A recent study suggests that Marijuana may be a substitute for alochol. According to an article published in the online journal called Alochol and Alcoholism, cannabis could be a replacement for alcohol consumption. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers do not believe addiction to any substance is a good thing but what if low or moderate…

With all the strides made by marijuana advocates in the areas of legalization, it is important to remember that some places continue to ban marijuana businesses. Our marijuana lawyers in Los Angeles realize that public opinion has begun to shift in regard to marijuana policy throughout the country but this doesn’t mean advocates can take…

The California Supreme Court will be taking on a second medical marijuana case, with the stipulation that a hearing on that case be deferred pending a decision in the first. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers are watching both cases closely, as they both strike at the heart of the issue of whether cities can legally…

New research spells out what our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have been saying all along: Legalized medical marijuana does not increase illicit marijuana use by teens. While the study, conducted by economists at the University of Colorado Denver, doesn’t directly impact policy, either in Colorado or California, it does get to the heart of what…

All too frequently in this line of work, our Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys meet with clients who have been treated unjustly by overzealous police or prosecutors. Increasingly in these Los Angeles medical marijuana defense cases, it has to do with the federal government, imposing laws contrary to those voted upon by the people of…

Medical marijuana may or may not be legal in the city of Los Angeles in the coming years, but in an effort to ward off a potential citywide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and to protect their rights, workers are coming together to form a labor union. The formation of this union…

Recently (on March 22nd), our country celebrated forty years since the first and only Congressional Commission assessed policies regarding medical marijuana in California and elsewhere. The assessment was the result of requests to Congress to lighten up on the country’s law so that the use of small quantities and possession of marijuana by adults would…

It’s been called “The Emerald Triangle,” and residents and law enforcement almost all agreed that the operation they had worked out for the sale of California medical marijuana was something of a model. But with federal authorities barging through the door at every turn, it has thrown off a well-oiled system of cooperation, safety, health…