Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

The medical marijuana movement started out years ago when a group of courageous California residents realized the medicinal value of marijuana and how much it benefited patients and fought for the right to use the medicine without fear of being arrested. There were various advocates and not-for-profit organizations that helped make medical marijuana legal in…

According to a recent news article from AllGov California, a 52-year-old former marijuana dealer is currently unemployed and lives in a trailer on the property of his parents’ home in the state of New Mexico. As he waits, California politicians are hard at work trying to keep him out of prison. In 2008, the United…

Medical marijuana is legal in California as well as a little less than half of the states in the country, depending on how one interprets the overall effects of their various laws and ordinances, some of which are rather ambiguous. There is no question among a majority of medical experts cannabis can have a very…

Despite the legality of medical marijuana in California and the legality for recreational use in a few other states and decriminalization in 22 others, it is still illegal to possess marijuana pursuant to federal law. Opponents of medical marijuana progress are fighting to enforce these old laws. According to a recent news article from ABC7…

In California, legalization of medical marijuana, which first took effect in 1996, was spearheaded by local advocacy groups and non-profit organizations hoping for social change and a way to get patients the medication they desperately needed without also getting a criminal record and possibly going to jail. Today, with medical cannabis being legal, the medical…

While there has been much progress made in the legalization of medical marijuana and the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana in general, much of what has been accomplished still seems like half-measures. In some jurisdictions, like Washington, DC, marijuana in quantities of less than two ounces is legal to buy and possess. It is legal…

While most people are aware patients who are in need of an organ transplant are likely to have to wait on a very long wait list for donated organs. Most worry about whether they will live long enough to receive an organ, many people do not know about the additional requirements for transplant patients awaiting…

According to a recent news article from Huffington Post, actor Seth Gilliam, who is best known for his roles as Ellis Carver on the Wire, Clayton Hughes on Oz, and Gabriel Stokes on the Walking Dead, was arrested for alleged drunk driving and possession of marijuana. Authorities say Gilliam was driving his car in Peachtree…

With complete marijuana legalization in Colorado now fully in effect, many have flocked to the state as part of what is being called marijuana tourism. However, one of the things of that has hampered those wishing to come to the state to legally smoke marijuana is that they are having difficulty finding a place to…

There is no question more people across the country, specifically in California, have grown increasingly supportive of allowing the use of medical marijuana and are moving toward support for complete legalization. County officials are faced with the difficult task of making regulations that respond to the changing landscape of marijuana regulations while not upsetting many…