Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

Our Orange County medical marijuana lawyers reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog recently that in states where medical marijuana is used, there are fewer traffic fatalities. Medical marijuana advocates say that this is true because fewer people are drinking alcohol and then driving to cope with their illness. If they legally can use marijuana, they…

As the Marijuana Lawyer Blog reported earlier in January, Los Angeles officials are planning on implementing a “gentle ban” on medical marijuana citywide. And The Weed Blog reports that city officials are planning a January 31 meeting to take a final vote on the ban. Bloggers are urging medical marijuana businesses, patients and others to…

The district attorney in San Luis Obispo recently dropped charges against a dozen people charged with providing medical marijuana, the New Times is reporting. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers fight for the rights of anyone involved in the medical marijuana industry in California. Often, medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles get shut down because…

As our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers have said from the beginning, the recent explosion of interest by federal prosecutors in California’s medical marijuana industry has to be a political issue. Most medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles are operating legitimately and following the law. And despite the perception that local political leaders and law…

Another city in Orange County is sticking it to medical marijuana dispensaries, The Orange County Register reports. It’s been like watching dominoes for our Orange County medical marijuana lawyers, who have seen city after city and county after county bow down to federal authorities and terrified city attorneys, who are trying to put an end…

The Press-Enterprise is reporting that the California Supreme Court will review a case out of Riverside after an appeals court ruled that cities and counties have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. This is huge news because if justices rule that cities and counties don’t have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in…

It’s been a trying year for those involved in the medical marijuana industry in California. Federal pressure and threats of criminal prosecution have caused many businesses to shut down, while that same pressure has caused local leaders to buckle down on Orange County medical marijuana dispensaries and those statewide. That has happened in Anaheim, where…

A recent report by economists determined that states with medical marijuana laws in place have seen a drop in deadly vehicle crashes, The Hartford Courant is reporting. It is certainly good news for the Los Angeles medical marijuana industry, and researchers are looking at the benefits of medical marijuana aside from the medical advantages. Our…

While Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries have felt the pressure recently from the federal government, the discrimination isn’t limited to California. The Denver Post recently reported that federal prosecutors are now going after medical marijuana dispensaries there, threatening to shut down these businesses if they are within 1,000 feet of a school. Our Los Angeles…

Los Angeles’ city attorney wants the council to create a “gentle ban” that would put medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles out of business. According to the Los Angeles Times, the city attorney and staff are asking council members to revoke the ordinance that is currently in place, which creates a lottery system to determine…