Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

The story of medical marijuana patient Daisy Bram and her battle with local authorities is heartbreaking. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers wish we could say it’s isolated. We wish we could at least say that it was an ordeal she only had to endure once. Sadly, it’s been an ongoing nightmare for the young mother…

As our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers recently reported in our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, former top officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have been vocal in their calls for nullification of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. In the aforementioned entry, we specifically stated it was clear that these individuals weren’t uninterested parties, as the…

An older, law-abiding dentist and a computer engineer are not people who would be on the top of your suspect list of folks whom the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would be homing in on for a forfeiture action resulting from association with a criminal enterprise. Yet, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that is exactly…

Although in years past, the weekend marijuana conventions in Glendale drew thousands of advocates, patients, parents and industry insiders, this year, a judge refused to allow the show to go on. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers were disappointed to hear about the judge’s approval of a restraining order to block the Medical Cannabis Cub this…

Supporters of medical marijuana in Long Beach have reportedly collected enough signatures to place a measure on the ballot to overturn a city-sanctioned ban on dispensaries. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that this is similar to the move by advocates here in L.A., who were successful in getting the latest ban halted before it…

Late last month, The Los Angeles Times editorial board published an opinion saying that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was right to oppose a law that would leave regulation of marijuana up to individual states. Rather, the board held, such regulation should be left to the federal government. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that…

A U.S. Navy soldier returned from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan to his home in Colorado, where he began to suffer flashbacks of combat, panic attacks, haunting nightmares, white knuckle anxiety and crippling depression. He also suddenly had a stutter and he had a hard time with short-term memory. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know…

Former leaders with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are essentially encouraging the federal government to go above and beyond the will of the people and nullify the votes for marijuana legalization in both Washington state and Colorado. Further, the United Nations is apparently getting involved, with a faction of the group calling legalization a violation…

As both Colorado and Washington legislators sort through a system of regulation for sales, taxes and enforcement of legalized marijuana, many others are gearing up as well. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that investors are already beginning to back those with well-designed business models. Farmers are studying more about cultivation. Some medical dispensaries are…

When it comes to marijuana, there is no doubt: California voters are behind it. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that a recent California Field Poll found that voters overwhelmingly support the existence of dispensaries, they want the federal government to butt out of the state’s business and they favor legalization of the drug for…