Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

An historic medical marijuana lawsuit is set to be heard by justices with the U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit this month. The plaintiff’s argument strikes at the heart of the federal government’s classification of marijuana as an illegitimate and illegal substance, regardless of circumstance. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers are closely…

As the presidential election nears, it remains to be seen whether Barack Obama’s reneged promises to refrain from targeting legal medical marijuana dispensaries will have an impact. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers realize the only thing that might be in his favor is that his opponent, former Gov. Mitt Romney, hasn’t promised anything better. Four years…

In the wake of the Los Angeles City Council’s ban on storefront pot shops – and its subsequent repeal of that measure – a great deal has been made about previous lost opportunities to regulate. But Los Angeles marijuana lawyers want to be clear on one thing: It’s never been the dispensaries or the patients…

For years, federal authorities seeking to suppress the inter-state marijuana trade were focused on the sparsely-patrolled areas of the Sierra Nevada desert. However, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that in the past handful of months, their attention has shifted to the vast farmlands of California. They now say that these areas have become a…

As California, and Los Angeles right now in particular, wrestles with the issue of legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, some states are advancing to the issue of full-scale legalization of the drug. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand this would mean legalization of the drug for recreational purposes. Right now, 17 states, including California, as…

Former President Bill Clinton says he didn’t inhale, but residents of his home state are one step closer to having that right. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the Arkansas Supreme Court recently upheld a proposed ballot measure that if passed would make the state the first in the South to make medical marijuana legal.…

Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are not surprised that federal authorities have now shifted their attention to Los Angeles. After all, prosecutors at the federal level have already targeted numerous other communities across the state. Given the attention this issue has received recently, with the uproar over City Council’s so-called “gentle ban” and the subsequent…

Rather than wage a battle at the polls next March, Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to repeal its recent ban on marijuana dispensaries. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the 11-2 vote was in response to the nearly 50,000 signatures that were collected in an effort to hold a referendum on the so-called…

As the Los Angeles City Council gears up to decide whether to repeal the ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, members of a local patients’ union are offering up alternatives. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the Union for Medical Cannabis Patients has plans to present city leaders with a draft of…

Too often in these bitter debates regarding the rights of marijuana dispensaries versus federal trafficking laws versus city council muscle-flexing, we forget one very important person: The patient. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that ultimately, this is the person to whom it comes down. And in one case, it was a 5-year-old named Jayden,…