Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

In a landmark ruling that rejects bans being placed on medical marijuana dispensaries by municipalities, California’s Second District Court of Appeals re-affirmed the legality of dispensaries. In County of Los Angeles v. Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective (AMCC), the court ruled a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries by Los Angeles County is void because it runs…

A bill that would have created a state-wide regulatory agency for medicinal marijuana has been tabled – for now. As our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand it, AB2312 is being put on the back burner until next year, as Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano sought to save it from being killed in committee debates. This landmark…

The issue of municipal regulation of medical marijuana in California is set to be heard by the state’s Supreme Court in the coming months. Pack v. City of Long Beach is the case, and our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers, like almost everyone, understand that this case is going to be critical in determining what rights…

Our Los Angeles marijuana criminal defense lawyers have heard the many arguments made by anti-pot law enforcement agencies, purporting that the mere presence of medical marijuana breeds crime. As we recently reported in our Los Angeles Marijuana Lawyers’ Blog, we know the statistics simply don’t bear out that theory. However, it does appear that the…

Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know our clients have been battling an image problem for years, with countless politicians painting them as criminals. The truth, however, is that medical marijuana dispensaries in California are providing an invaluable – and legal – service to the ill and infirm. And as it turns out, on more than one…

City officials in the Los Angeles area are trying a new approach to shut down legal marijuana dispensaries: Gouge them in fines. As our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand it, officials in Upland are mulling an administrative policy that would impose a fine to a marijuana dispensary for every day that it violates city zoning…

When it comes to medical marijuana in Los Angeles, prohibition is not the answer. It’s never worked for anything and it won’t work now. The solution is three-fold: Legalize, regulate and control. And that’s not just the opinion of our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers – that’s coming from a retired L.A. cop. A former Los…

Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have been following the developments out of northern California, where the city of San Leandro has issued a one-year ban on pot clinics. This disappointing news comes as the City of Los Angeles is still weighing whether to issue a ban on medical marijuana here as well. According to the…

New research spells out what our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have been saying all along: Legalized medical marijuana does not increase illicit marijuana use by teens. While the study, conducted by economists at the University of Colorado Denver, doesn’t directly impact policy, either in Colorado or California, it does get to the heart of what…

It may come as no surprise that Tommy Chong – of the infamous Cheech and Chong duo – has come out as a strong advocate in support of legalizing marijuana in California. However, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know it’s not simply for his notoriously excessive recreational use. According to various media sites, the comedian…