Articles Posted in Medical Marijuana in California

A case was thrown out earlier this week in Colorado that aimed to convict a medical marijuana doctor in Colorado with writing faulty marijuana recommendations. He was one of the first known doctors in Colorado in the industry. The doctor was facing charges of forgery, attempt to influence a public servant, marijuana distribution and conspiracy…

Last year, San Jose voters passed Measure U. This bill now allows the city to tax marijuana businesses up to 10 percent. According to the official description of the measure, revenues fund so-called essential city services such as emergency response, street maintenance, police, fire, pothole repair and other programs, according to the Peninsula Press. “We…

The Cannabis Doctors Network is currently streamlining efficacy, security, convenience and legality for patients who are qualified and are seeking to obtain a medical cannabis card in California. Our state currently hosts the most proactive laws to protect doctor recommended patients who are approved for the medical marijuana program, which currently allows for more than…

It’s about that time for another round of the costly, drawn-out legal brawl over how to control medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. Two new lawsuits are stepping up to join the fight and continue to challenge the city’s latest ordinance. Both filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court in attempt to hinder the…

Double jeopardy laws have long been one of the bedrock rights of a defendant — an assurance that he or she would not have to defend against the same criminal charges more than once. A guarantee that prosecutors could not simply try a defendant over and over again until they got the verdict they desired.…

Legalizing marijuana in California would not put much of a dent in the issue of violent Mexican drug cartels that smuggle marijuana across the border, the Los Angeles Times reports. Taking money, influence and power away from such cartels is one of the selling points of Proposition 19. The November ballot initiative would legalize possession…