Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

California medical marijuana patients won a partial victory this week with the issuance of a much anticipated ruling in a case against the City of Anaheim. As our Riverside medical marijuana dispensary attorneys have reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, many cities were awaiting this ruling before proceeding with ordinances of their own. In Riverside…

An opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times challenges the contention that California cannot legalize marijuana because of conflicting federal law. As our Los Angeles marijuana defense attorneys reported recently on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, a federal crackdown could come if Proposition 19 passes and recreational marijuana becomes legal in California. For starters, the U.S.…

The Los Angeles Times reports that passage of a measure to legalize marijuana in California means little if federal authorities decide to enforce nationwide drug laws. However, as our Los Angeles marijuana defense lawyers have reported, an Obama Administration memo indicates that the U.S. Department of Justice has been told that enforcing federal law regarding…

An opinion piece in the Huffington Post suggests the city’s attempt to force the closure of three-quarters of all marijuana dispensaries may have triggered a trio of deadly shootings inside legally operating marijuana collectives. The piece suggests the city may have done little more than create a manageable target of the remaining businesses for gangs…

The Los Angeles Times reports a new poll out regarding the marijuana legalization measure on the California ballot in November, shows a slight lead by those opposed to the measure. As our Los Angeles marijuana defense attorneys reported last month on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, an earlier poll found a slim measure of support for…

Long Beach is seeking to tax medical marijuana dispensaries in an effort to raise money and plug holes in the city budget, Businessweek reported. The Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys at the CANNABIS LAW GROUP represent more than a dozen collectives in the Los Angeles area that have been targeted for closure. As we have…

A new team has been established at the Los Angeles Police Department to aggressively target medical marijuana dispensaries that are remaining open in defiance of a new city ordinance, the L.A. Times reported. The Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensary Lawyers at the CANNABIS LAW GROUP are providing aggressive representation to dispensaries and collectives that are targeted…

More than 170 medical marijuana dispensaries have notified the City of Los Angeles that they intend to stay open in the wake of the new city ordinance that is forcing the closure of more than 400 collectives, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Los Angeles marijuana dispensary attorneys at the CANNABIS LAW GROUP have filed…

Two Lake Forest marijuana dispensaries face a July 6 contempt of court date after the city accused them of continuing to operate despite a judge’s order that the businesses close, the Orange County Register reported. Damian Nassiri, a partner in the law firm HOWARD | NASSIRI, which also does business as the CANNABIS LAW GROUP,…

While a judge rejected requests for a restraining order to prevent the closure of hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Los Angeles area, a large number of legal challenges remain to the city’s decision to unfairly target just some of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. The Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers at the Cannabis…