Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

Marijuana dispensaries may be in for a fight when it comes to defending their right to remain operational, following a whirlwind month on the legal front. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers stand fully prepared to challenge the illegal ban imposed by the City Council 14-0, particularly on the basis that it runs counterintuitive to the…

New federal data indicates that the number of live marijuana plants seized by federal agents has dropped significantly in California and across the country, while seizure of harvested and processed marijuana has doubled. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers believe this points to a very clear trend: Fewer plants are being grown here, where they can be…

The American Civil Liberties Union has torn into U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy’s statement that city workers could be prosecuted under federal law if voters in Del Mar pass a ballot measure in November to green light medical marijuana dispensaries. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers understand that the legal director of the ACLU fired off a…

Both sides of the political aisle are coming together at the federal level to increase protections for medical marijuana patients who are prosecuted due to the legal conflict between state and federal government about whether it’s use, possession, purchase and sale is legal. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand it is called the Truth in Trials…

The onslaught of forced closures of marijuana dispensaries and clinics throughout the state has got to stop. Now, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-California) has introduced a bill in Washington D.C. that takes aim at one of the primary scare tactics employed by U.S. Attorneys seeking to shut down legal pot shops: seizure of landlord property. In…

Opening a marijuana dispensary in California used to not be much of a hassle, depending on where you wanted to do business. Some cities maintained more regulation than others, but Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know it’s really just been since last fall that would-be shop owners are stepping into treacherous territory, with efforts by both…

A decade after filling for the right to be heard on the merits of marijuana as medicine, patients have been granted an October court date for oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know this is an important victory, as it will challenge the federal government’s…

Suspected Mexican cartel members were arrested in Utah recently, allegedly with more than 4,000 pot plants and a plan to bring them to California. That’s right: Weed from Utah coming to California. This is something Los Angeles marijuana lawyers expect will be happening with continuing frequency in the coming months, as both federal and local…

A bizarre series of events in recent days involved fake forfeiture and cease and desist notices reportedly attributed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and sent to a number of Southern California pharmacies. As our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand, the entire ordeal was part of a hoax played by a medical marijuana advocacy group, claiming…

Although the Los Angeles city council voted unanimously to ban medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits, two of those members have come out as decidedly pro-pot, with one even confessing that he uses it himself for a painful nerve disorder. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers wish that these two had come out more strongly opposed…