Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

Marijuana business leaders must compete in a growing industry using age-old tactics that have worked when selling other consumer goods. One problem raised by marijuana users is that it is difficult to find a consistent product. For return customers, franchisee operators and other business owners know the importance of setting expectations, creating brands and logos…

The quest to arrest and penalize drivers who are under the influence of marijuana is gaining traction in California and nationwide. Despite the purported ease of arresting, testing, and charging marijuana users the same as alcohol drinkers, the nuances are much more complicated. For one, there is no scientific evidence demonstrating what level drivers who…

One legal complication faced by Colorado marijuana business is banking. Since the sale and distribution of marijuana is legal on a state, but not federal level, business owners were sometimes forced to run a cash-only operation, making it difficult to invest and safely protect profits. The Colorado legislature has approved a bill that will allow…

During a marijuana raid, officers will confiscate drugs and other paraphernalia. Sometimes this evidence will be kept and used in court, but what happens to the drugs, cash and other property after trial? What happens if the defendant is never charged or is acquitted? According to reports, a new California bill that is under consideration…

In California, Colorado, and other states where the marijuana industry is expected to grow, those who want in on the business are seeking job opportunities. There are a number of marijuana business opportunities in California and nationwide. All employees and individuals who are interested in the business should be aware of their legal rights as…

One of the concerns of people against the legalization of marijuana is that legalizing the drug could increase crime. Studies show, however, that this argument may have no basis in fact. Instead, one recent study suggests that the legalization of medial marijuana may actually reduce some violent crimes. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers know that…

Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries have enough to worry about with the risk of federal raids leading to criminal action often necessitating help from a Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyer. Unfortunately, a disturbing new story indicates that there may be times when state law enforcement officers also cause serious problems for medical marijuana dispensaries, sometimes…

Medical marijuana provided relief to a 57-year-old end-stage renal patient, but his employer found his use of the medication to be unacceptable. The patient lives in New Jersey and worked with New Jersey Transit before he was forced to attend rehabilitation and placed on leave after testing positive for marijuana. He is now suing his…

Sacramento County supervisors are continuing their efforts to rein in the growing cannabis industry in California. This time, lawmakers are coming after pot farms. As Reuters reports, they are justifying their actions by indicating that a “huge number of complaints were received last year from residents with regard to outdoor marijuana cultivation.” The fact that…

Recently, a pharmacist and former director of the Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Program in the PA Department of Health made a proposal: stop referring to medical marijuana as “medical marijuana.” As he pointed out, marijuana is a term that has a long history of describing a drug sold illegally and a drug that could be…