Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

One of the most common arguments opponents of medical marijuana legalization and marijuana legalization in general make is that legalizing marijuana and cannabis products will lead to an increase in crime. Despite significant credible evidence to the contrary, the old argument that marijuana leads to crime is still a powerful tool in the arsenal of…

Medical marijuana has been scientifically proven to have a lot of benefits to patients for a variety of medical conditions, ranging from psychological conditions to advanced stages of cancer. Interestingly, it is perfectly legal to get a prescription for powerful narcotics, and walk into any pharmacy and walk out with a bottle of OxyContin or…

While much of the news coverage dealing with the medical cannabis industry in Southern California deals with regulation and enforcement, a recent article from News Review offers advice on the proper way to act when visiting a medical marijuana dispensary. The first thing you need to know is you must have a letter of recommendation…

The state of California has been in the forefront of medical marijuana/medical cannabis legalization and acceptance for nearly two decades. Until now, there have been several attempts to regulate the industry, but things have largely consisted of the state government choosing not to get involved in the affairs of medical marijuana patients and their treatment…

According to a recent article from NJ.com, the director of New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has resigned his position. This occurred approximately three-and-a-half years after he was hired with much official and popular support. His resignation was handled much more quietly and was confirmed in a health department release. The now former program director was…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been a long-time contributor to CNN. He has become a household name, and America has come to value his opinion on medical issues. According to a recent article, Gupta says it is time in this country for a medical marijuana revolution. Gupta begins with a review of current trends on state…

A doctor who prescribed marijuana to patients for whom he never actually examined was not acting out of greed, but rather compassion, his attorney said following his sentencing hearing. The 58-year-old Michigan physician conceded he knew he was breaking the law, when he prescribed the drug on the advice of his office staff, whom he…

As a number of states have opened the doors to the cultivation, manufacture and distribution of hemp and related products, a number of industry advocates have released a series of guidelines for best practices in order to ensure both quality of the product and consumer safety. The recommendations were made as part of a collaboration…

Those who rely on medicinal marijuana for treatment of severe illnesses and medical conditions fear that the expansion of recreational marijuana may harm their chances for safe access. An example of this was recently outlined by the Cincinnati Enquirer, which is chronicling the process of marijuana legalization in Ohio. There are currently 23 states that…

Marijuana as medicine has been legal in California since the 1990s, and in other states, it’s available in various forms for different purposes under a patchwork of restrictions. The drug has been largely de-criminalized and in some places even legal for recreational consumption, but it remains barred under federal law. We have 23 states plus…