Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

Less than a week after two medical marijuana dispensaries in Whittier were raided by police, advocates plea to City Council to allow more than one legal facility. Those pleas were unanimously rejected. A new ordinance, recently approved by the council, will only allow one legal dispensary in the area, according to Wittier Daily News. Protesters…

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and elsewhere have more to fear than the Drug Enforcement Agency. Now our local businesses can even be shut down by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service has now made it procedure that these companies can no longer deduct the sales of marijuana from their federal taxes. They’re to…

We recently told you about police raids that put two Wittier medical marijuana dispensaries out of business. These raids reportedly used more aggression and force than those of Los Angeles County and the city of Pico Rivera, according to the Wittier Daily News. Instead of issuing a violation notice or any threats to sue the…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit was handed a lawsuit yesterday from a coalition of advocacy groups and patients. The suit demanded that the Obama Administration recognize and react to a petition, now 9-years-old, that would have marijuana rescheduled under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). Many believe that marijuana falls…

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office apprehended two suspects that were reportedly working with illegal marijuana cultivation operations in San Gabriel Valley. Authorities reportedly seized two caches of dried marijuana and plants that totaled nearly $3 million in street value, according to the Los Angeles Times. A 30-year-old suspected member of the…

A case was thrown out earlier this week in Colorado that aimed to convict a medical marijuana doctor in Colorado with writing faulty marijuana recommendations. He was one of the first known doctors in Colorado in the industry. The doctor was facing charges of forgery, attempt to influence a public servant, marijuana distribution and conspiracy…

Last year, San Jose voters passed Measure U. This bill now allows the city to tax marijuana businesses up to 10 percent. According to the official description of the measure, revenues fund so-called essential city services such as emergency response, street maintenance, police, fire, pothole repair and other programs, according to the Peninsula Press. “We…

The U.S. government is being accused of civil rights violations by two medical marijuana providers in what may be the first lawsuit of its kind, according to the Associated Press. The accusations come after a federal crackdown on marijuana operations in Los Angeles and across the nation. As we previously reported on our Marijuana Lawyer…

A Los Angeles doctor has been recommending the use of marijuana to patients for nearly a decade now, according to India West. She recently launched a book, “A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Marijuana,” published to share her extensive knowledge in the field and about the medicinal treatment. The doctor covers topics pertaining to the last…

Just as the San Diego City Council approves even more restrictions on medical marijuana collectives, two seemingly unrelated agencies hold the certification decision in their hands before these restrictions become law. The new ordinance, created by the city, will regulate the placement of medical marijuana storefronts. The ordinance must now be considered and approved by…