Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

As the marijuana industry develops standards for its product, new opportunity has arisen for business. Our medical marijuana lawyers know that the recent legalization of marijuana has created entire markets that did not exist just a few short years ago. As more dispensaries sprout up, the need to examine pot samples for purity and potency…

Uruguay became the first country to legalize the marijuana trade throughout the entire nation. Our medical marijuana lawyers are encouraged by the recent moves toward legalization of marijuana in the United States and elsewhere. With the legalization of marijuana, Uruguay has become the first country to create a legalized national marketplace for the sale and…

Members of House of Representatives have sent a letter to a U.S. Attorney sitting in California requesting that she back off marijuana prosecutions in the state. The four Democratic members of Congress are cautioning the California Attorney General that her behavior is economically prohibitive and counterproductive to the interests of the state. Our marijuana lawyers…

Colorado and Washington’s legalization of recreational marijuana use is expected to inspire marijuana policy worldwide. Our marijuana defense lawyers know that the United States is a country known for its war on drugs but a few pioneers are sparking a change in the western part of the country. Public support for the so-called experiment is…

The 3rd District Court of Appeals has ruled that a city has the right to prohibit the cultivation of marijuana within city limits, despite the fact that state law and previous court decisions allow cultivation to take place. The marijuana lawyers of Los Angeles are aware that city’s are anxious to use their police power…

A recent study reveals that a marijuana breath test could offer a viable alternative to the extremely controversial blood tests some states are discussing. Our marijuana defense lawyers have seen many states enact presumptive thresholds for cannabinoids and their metabolites to combat driving while under the influence of marijuana. Unfortunately, these tests can turn up…

Some California localities are trying to impose new regulations that would greatly reduce the total number of medicinal marijuana dispensaries. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are aware that some political leaders continue to suggest new methods of regulation in an attempt to shrink the growing number of dispensaries and force them to the outskirts of…

Colorado Ski Resorts are looking to curb the impact of recent changes in Colorado law that legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state. our marijuana lawyers anticipate some businesses will be affected by pending legalization of recreational marijuana use in the state. Although many in Colorado may see recreational marijuana as a positive…

Driving or Flying with Marijuana is a challenge a large number of medical marijuana patients may be forced to deal with over the 2013 holiday season. Our marijuana criminal defense lawyers know that many medicinal marijuana patients must travel with their medicinal pot over the holiday season and caution patients to be careful. Most experts…

Our Colorado marijuana lawyers know that state employees and contractors can be required to undergo urine tests for marijuana but activists are fighting for change. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is fighting to do away with marijuana urine tests entirely. The majority of employers who have drug-testing policies utilize urine…