Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

An Appeals Court decision found the Long Beach medical marijuana ordinance violates federal law — a ruling which could force Los Angeles officials to again re-write the city’s ordinance. Our Long Beach marijuana defense lawyers continue to press these court cases across Southern California. As we reported recently on our Medical Marijuana Lawyer Blog, a…

A recently released study concluded that as medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles close, crime rates climb, according to CBS NEWS. This study challenges a number of claims that have been made by local and state law enforcement agencies that these storefronts raise crime rates. The report that was conducted by RAND Corp., examined crime…

According to the Los Angeles Times, the City’s Attorney’s Office is making an attempt to stop a medical marijuana dispensary in Encino from operating before it even opens. The Los Angeles City’s Attorney’s Office is looking to file an injunction against the operators of the medical marijuana company, JEP Collective. The Office is also seeking…

The fight over control of California’s medical marijuana industry continued this week when Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a measure that would prevent medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and elsewhere from operating within 600 feet of homes. The Los Angeles Times reported the governor cited the rights of cities and counties to regulate the measure…

Authorities busy cracking down on medical marijuana use by sick patients want you to believe they are just enforcing the law as it’s always been. They don’t want to listen to voters. And they don’t want to abide by the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. But the truth of the matter is that marijuana was…

Our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense lawyers note a recent L.A. Daily News article by Kevin James, which suggests reducing pay and benefits of council and making it a part-time position. We think the idea has merit. A look at the disastrous L.A. medical marijuana ordinance is a good example of council’s recent work. With…

A Las Vegas judge is the latest to dismiss criminal charges involving medical marijuana, the Review-Journal reported. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense attorneys continue to monitor the issue. As we reported recently on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, the court here has sided with patients and collectives when it comes to criminal charges — despite…

Ahh! Great idea. San Jose wants to make collectives grow all of their medical marijuana on site. Our Orange County medical marijuana defense attorneys suppose the next complaint will be break-ins at dispensaries in the area. Or that they are too big. Whether it’s the medical marijuana ordinance in Las Angeles or silly rules as…

Our Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys frequently report when our L.A. politicians act before they think. And we are never short of opportunities — particularly when it comes to their knee-jerk reactions over medical marijuana, which has apparently become the only pressing issue in the city they care to address. As the Sacramento Bee reports,…

The recent arrest of Rodney King on DUI charges in Riverside County highlights the issue of DUI charges involving medical marijuana in Los Angeles. Our Riverside medical marijuana defense lawyers are seeing an increasing number of medical marijuana patients accused of driving under the influence. In this case, King faces up to a year in…