Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

An appeals court in California has reversed the conviction of a medical marijuana co-op manager, who had been convicted of selling cannabis for profit and sentenced to six months in jail. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers know this sets a positive precedent for similar criminal cases brought in California in the future. Although marijuana sales…

Just hours after hearing the first oral arguments in an appellate case that could well reclassify marijuana as a drug with valid medicinal properties, the judges requested a supplemental brief. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers see this as an encouraging sign that the justices are taking this seriously, and not simply going through the motions to…

A local CBS reporter recently profiled a group of Los Angeles moms who consume medical marijuana on a daily basis as an alternative to a cocktail of powerful prescription medications and painkillers. Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys know that part of winning over public opinion on the issue is underscoring its normalcy, the fact that…

The federal crackdown on California marijuana dispensaries continues, the most recent efforts taking place in Long Beach, where local police and agents with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration teamed up to raid 7 dispensaries and make 40 arrests. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that it’s part of local leaders’ efforts to shut down every single…

Once again, medical marijuana activists are seeking a measure that demonstrates responsible, self regulation on the industry, which is currently in limbo in Los Angeles, following the recent repeal of council’s pot shop ban. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers understand that this group, Angelenos for Safe Access Committee, recently filed paperwork with the city indicating…

The fight over medical marijuana took center stage during a recent election in Eagle Rock. There, a battle for spots on the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council, which advises City Hall on local issues, was highly focused on the issue, with certain fliers even promising free medical marijuana to those who voted. Our Los Angeles medical…

It used to be that any call to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes was viewed as an extreme stance, held mostly by so-called hippies and drug dealers. But now, our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers understand that the position is taking hold with a few prominent Republicans. Right now in Washington state and in Colorado,…

Berkely, much like Los Angeles, has been involved in a tug-of-war over the rights of marijuana dispensaries. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers understand that both city and federal officials have been cracking down on the local storefront pot shops, who continue to fight back by relocating, addressing code issues and battling zoning arguments. One case…

Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers have written a great deal about the trials dispensary owners and operators have faced in the showdown with the federal government, which seeks to prosecute these individuals as criminals. However, a verdict out of Montana has ominous implications for similar cases in California, underscoring the need for medical marijuana…

The fact that the Los Angeles City Council bowed to the political pressure by marijuana activists to repeal the pot shop ban shows how increasingly organized and well-funded the movement is becoming. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that it was the ballot measure, sought by the activists to repeal the measure in the March…