Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

It’s being called the “Green Gorilla in the room.” The issue of medical marijuana has become a contentious one this political season, and one that many candidates are hoping to shy away from. However, it doesn’t appear medical marijuana dispensaries can expect much support from the two Los Angeles County District Attorney candidates, Jackie Lacey…

As the Los Angeles City Council mulls its next move with regard to the suspended marijuana dispensary ban, the editorial staff at The Los Angeles Times are weighing in on the issue. It’s obviously a hot-button topic at the moment, but our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers felt that some of the views expressed by the…

We may want to hold off on the celebrations, following the announcement that enough signatures had been gathered to put the L.A. pot shop ban to a vote. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers – along with everyone else – had been told that upon certification of that ballot measure (that is, the verification of enough signatures)…

It’s true that California law forbids those under the age of 21 from possessing marijuana, even small amounts. However, police and even the courts appear to be routinely overlooking one fact: If you have a valid medical marijuana prescription, you are exempt, even if you are under the age of 21. It’s important to understand…

Before the federal government began flexing its muscle and coming down hard on lawful medical marijuana dispensaries in California, we were in a recession. You probably noticed. What you may not realize is that the crackdown on the medical marijuana industry has had severe economic consequences that have reverberated throughout our cities, our state and…

Remember not long ago when the City of Los Angeles was sending out letters to 1,700 medical marijuana dispensaries, ordering them to shut down in compliance with the recently-enacted ban? The city knew that about 600 of those letters may have been duplicates or addresses of now-defunct shops. But as Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have…

In Murrieta, about 1.5 hours south of Los Angeles, city officials are grappling with whether to extend its year-long moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, as the law is about to expire next month. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the city has actually never allowed dispensaries to operate there, per a ban…

It’s been a common refrain from municipalities and local governments throughout the state: “We can’t offer regulation because, according to Pack v. Long Beach, to do so would be against the law, as it would condone drug trafficking, which is illegal under federal law,” they would say. However, Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know this is…

The state’s lack of uniform regulation on the medical marijuana industry, combined with a federal crackdown on dispensaries throughout California has certainly had an impact, though not the one authorities likely intended. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that more and more, dispensary operators are moving their sales underground, though some identify themselves as “mobile dispensaries.”…

Sept. 6, 2012 was supposed to be the date that medical marijuana rights were effectively suppressed in the City of Los Angeles. Instead, Los Angeles Marijuana Lawyers are hailing the “stay of execution,” as L.A. Weekly put it. A letter had been issued to some 1,800 marijuana collectives throughout the city, containing a stern warning…