Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

While many residents of California have been celebrating recreational marijuana legalization after the Adult Use of Marijuana Act went into effect Jan. 1, 2018, some might be caught off guard if they are stopped even with a small amount of cannabis at Border Patrol checkpoints in the state. Representatives from the Border Patrol recently told…

Marijuana has become legal in many states across the country, for both medical and recreational use. California is the latest states to pave the way for recreational cannabis businesses through the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2018. But just because a state has legalized cannabis does not mean there…

The Cannabis Law Group is prepared for the onslaught of challenges that face the residents and cannabis business owners of California with the implementation of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act at the start of this new year, legalizing recreational marijuana. Commercial sales were legalized in California as of Jan. 1, but the exact date…

While there are lingering concerns around the cannabis industry, with the federal government scrutinizing state legalization measures and uncertainty about the effects of tax reform and unemployment rates, there is still a lot of optimism surrounding marijuana industry stocks in the U.S. Cannabis stocks saw a spike around the holiday season, bolstered by an increase…

On the same day many recreational marijuana dispensaries in California opened for business, one medical collective in Upland , Calif., was forced to shutter its doors for good. For years, the owner of the collective in question pushed for Upland to lift its ban against medical marijuana. But the city has repeatedly fought back, working…

Thirty states across the nation have joined the wave of cannabis legalization, either medical or recreational. California, the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, has legalized recreational sales and use as of the beginning of the year thanks to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Our legal team at the Cannabis Law Group…

Proposition 64, which makes the sale and use of recreational marijuana legal in California, went into effect at the start of the year, but Los Angeles marijuana business owners had to wait to join in the fray of commercial businesses opening their doors. Los Angeles city council approved guidelines for the sale of recreational marijuana…

California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996 through ballot initiative Proposition 251. Since then, the topic of drug policies in workplaces has been an ongoing debate, with many questions as to whether employers could (or should) enforce zero-tolerance drug policies against employees with medical cannabis prescriptions. These debates culminated in the…

Thanks to Prop. 64, the state of California is considering applications for licenses for recreational marijuana businesses beginning Jan. 1, 2018. Authority rests with local governments to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana sales to go into effect in their area, giving them power to either issue bans or develop policies for businesses to operate.…

As medical marijuana legalization is becoming law of the land in states across the country, many states are struggling with best practices and how to implement the laws quickly and correctly. It often falls to state departments, local legislatures, and other agencies to sort out licensing and sales practices. Though this process can be difficult…