Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

A common misconception is that medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere is used by undeserving individuals and leads to drug abuse. The truth is that medical marijuana is a much-needed treatment for roughly one million patients in the state. Despite what opponents of the drug say, the legalization of medical marijuana does not influence…

A number of lawsuits were recently filed in four federal judicial districts in California in an attempt to stop the U.S. attorneys from closing down a number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and elsewhere, according to the Los Angeles Times. These lawsuits serve as the second legal attempt to stop enforcement efforts against…

As the federal crackdown against medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere continues, many within the billion-dollar industry await a hopeful sign. Marijuana was approved by voters in California back in 1996 under Proposition 215 and the federal government has no right to come in and push around the state-authorized industry. California’s not the only…

A West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary was recently robbed at gunpoint. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was able to locate and arrest three men in a nearby city who they believe robbed this shop, according to KTLA. According to police reports, three men went to the Farmacy Medical Marijuana Dispensary, located on Santa Monica…

A California man has been fighting cancer for the last two years and is in need of a new liver. He’s been on the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s transplant list for about a year and was recently removed because he didn’t show up for a drug test. He’s a user of medical marijuana in California. Because…

A recently introduced plan could result in a ban on all medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. The ban was introduced by Councilman Jose Huizar. He says that the state appellate court ruling that was made last month involving the city of Long Beach said the government could not enforce its regulations and would therefore…

According to GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, the medical marijuana industry should be regulated by each individual state, reports the SF Gate. Medical marijuana in Los Angeles abides by its own governing laws, which differ from many other city and county regulations statewide. The difference in these local laws and the conflicting federal laws is…

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Garden Grove were banned roughly three years ago, but the ban didn’t go as planned. With a number of lawsuits that began stacking up, officials worried that the city would not have the necessary funds available to pay any costs associated with the laws, including attorneys’ fees. One marijuana case paid…

A recent move by the state appellate court upheld the citywide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Riverside, according to The Press-Enterprise. The court believed that there was nothing listed in Legislature’s Medical Marijuana Program or in California’s Compassionate Use Act, or Proposition 215, which was passed back in 1996, specifically stated that government wasn’t…

A number of advocates for medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere are fighting back against the federal government’s crackdown on the industry. According to ABC10, there are a number of these advocates, shops, dispensaries and patients who have filed numerous lawsuits in an attempt to block the fed’s crackdown on pot growers and dispensaries…