Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.3 million grant to a Pennsylvania university to study the impact of medical marijuana use in Los Angeles on young adults’ physical and psychological health, as well as their other drug use. Our marijuana defense lawyers understand the study, “Medical Marijuana, Emerging Adults and Community: Connecting Health…

Pediatric use of medical marijuana is one of those issues that has both fierce opponents and determined advocates. In the end, our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers believe that as with any health plan involving one’s children, it’s a highly personal choice that is best left in the hands of parents and physicians who have…

One of the many ways the federal authorities have worked to erode the rights of medical marijuana dispensaries and patients is to ensure that these facilities can’t access banks in the same capacity as other businesses. Currently, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that federal prosecutors have threatened to impose or have actually imposed harsh…

We all knew that the Fourth of July holiday weekend was going to be a busy one for law enforcement officials in Los Angeles, who had planned a blitz of sobriety checkpoints and wolfpack patrols throughout the long weekend, mostly in an effort to nab intoxicated drivers. However, our Los Angeles Marijuana DUI Defense Lawyers…

Oregon is set to be come the 15th state in the country to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. Our Oregon marijuana lawyers understand that Gov. John Kitzhaber has expressed his intention to sign off on the measure, House Bill 3460 recently passed by both state legislative bodies, in spite of fierce opposition. Although Oregon was one…

Back in May voters in Los Angeles gave the green light to a measure that would cap the number of medical marijuana dispensaries to about 134 – the number that existed at the time of its unsuccessful 2007 ban. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have learned that the names of those authorized facilities. You can…

Back when California first passed a measure legalizing the production and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, providing a venue for people to access the drug typically only cost a few thousand dollars and some gardening equipment. However, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have known for some time that the industry is becoming more and…

Seventeen years ago, California was on the forefront of a progressive movement in its legalization of medical marijuana. Our state has opened the doors for countless sick and dying patients to obtain immeasurable amounts of comfort and relief in the form of a natural substance with few side effects. Today, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers…

In the last 75 years, national attitudes regarding marijuana have swung wildly from one direction to the other. First, there was the “Reefer Madness” paranoia. Then there were the excesses of the Woodstock-era, which then swung back again to the 1980s hard-line, zero-tolerance policy of the Reagan-era “Just Say No” campaign. In the quarter century…

The California Supreme Court issued a ruling stating that absent a warrant, the smell of marijuana alone is not sufficient evidence for police to conduct a search of personal property, such as a mailed package. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers had carefully watched the developments of the case, Robey v. S.C., pleased that the court…