Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

In spite of hundreds of thousands of arrests, billions of dollars spent and countless hours devoted, marijuana prohibition efforts in the United States have once again failed to curb the drug’s supply and demand. Usage and availability rates of the drug have remained virtually unchanged, according to the annual National Survey on Drug Use and…

Marijuana is the No. 1 most popular drug of choice, when compared to cocaine, opioids and amphetamines. And yet, researchers say, it was not responsible for any of the 78,000 deaths attributed to illegal drug use in 2010. That’s according to a new study from the University of Washington, which conducted the first ever global…

When Los Angeles voters approved the strict regulatory guidelines laid forth in Proposition D, it was inevitable that the majority of the city’s marijuana shops would be forced to close or face an intense legal battle. Now, that battle has begun, with seven medical marijuana dispensaries facing criminal charges for operating outside Proposition D’s slim…

Both Washington state and Colorado have gained a considerable amount of attention for the fact that voters in each state have approved measures aimed to legalize recreational use and sale of the drug. But that doesn’t mean the war on weed in these states is over. As each state pioneers through the process, our Washington…

A property owner in Anaheim is fighting the federal government’s vigorous attempt to seize his $1.5 million, two-story commercial building. Why would the government do this? Because twice, the property owner rented two of his 12 available office spaces to medical marijuana dispensaries. He made the mistake of assuming such operations were totally legal in…

Some prosecutors in Arizona say card-carrying medical marijuana users in the state will be forced to make a decision: Your marijuana or your driver’s license. They contend that any driver found with any amount of marijuana in their blood can be charged with driving under the influence. The fact that one has a valid medical…

The 16-year-old preparatory school student was supposed to have been grounded, after his father discovered the boy had used his credit card to purchase a glass pipe. However, his father had a last-minute change-of-heart and allowed his son to drive his friends to a local beach in Florida. The next time the father saw his…

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it will not sue the 20 states or the District of Columbia for their marijuana legalization policies, a move that many marijuana advocates are hailing as a major step toward winding down prohibition of the drug in this country. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers remain cautiously optimistic. Federal…

The move is virtually unprecedented: local government leaders are ordering medical marijuana dispensaries in D.C. to set aside a minimum of 2 percent of their overall profits to help subsidize medical marijuana purchases for patients living below the poverty line. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers recognize that the proposed rule is the first of its…

Colorado marijuana dispensary-owning hopefuls should be prepared to divvy up lots of green – and not the kind you can smoke, according to recent Associated Press reports. Our Denver marijuana lawyers understand that just applying for a recreational marijuana license is going to cost at least $5,000. It will be another $4,000 to $14,000 to…