Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

As discussed in a recent news article from The Fader, one medical marijuana producer is partnering with another large company to turn a closed California state penitentiary into a large medical marijuana farm. The company with which he has chosen to partner is a well known manufacturer of medical marijuana oils and extracts. Extracts are…

As part of the the major medical marijuana laws that have recently gone into effect in California, the state is now stepping in to regulate and provide oversight into the growing medical marijuana industry. Since medical marijuana was first approved in 1996, many saw California as a second iteration of the Wild West in terms…

A recent article in the local section of the Los Angeles Times, discusses the conversations a medical cannabis candy company is having with parents who are concerned with their children’s health and what the future may bring if Proposition 64 passes when put to a vote in the upcoming November election. For those who are…

A recent news article from Above the Law takes a look at some of the risk associated with funding a medical marijuana business in Los Angeles or other parts of California. As the medical marijuana business grows and continue to grow, there are more and more companies and individual investors who are interested in getting…

Hash oil is a very powerful medicine that is rendered from medical cannabis using a process that includes one or more harsh chemicals. The marijuana plant material is turned into hash oil through a process known as solvent extraction. This involves filtering and evaporating a solvent to create the thick resinous liquid oil. The process…

California was the first state to legalize medical in the nation. Since that time, around half of the states and the District of Columbia have followed in California’s footsteps and some have even gone so far as to legalize marijuana for recreational use. This November, in addition to the hugely important presidential election, voters in…

During pregnancy, cannabis is among the recreational substances used most commonly. Physicians predict as it becomes more readily available across the country, its use among new mothers will rise. Although it’s historically been taboo, that’s largely because we haven’t known that much about it. Research on the health effects of marijuana is scant as it…

Colorado’s monthly marijuana sales tore through records this summer, reaching an all-time high in July of nearly $123 million. That accounts for sales of both recreational and medicinal marijuana, and it represents a 27 percent boost from the sales of July 2015. July marijuana sales also soared past the previous record, set in April 2016…

For the first time in U.S. history, marijuana breathalyzers were in use on public roads, and it’s happening right here in California. The devices, the brainchild of an Oakland emergency room doctor and reserve police officer for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, are expected to be distributed nationally sometime next year. During initial field tests,…

It’s been six years since a law that would have legalized recreational marijuana was shot down. It’s also almost a month until California voters consider it once again. There is strong evidence to suggest this time, the outcome will be different. That’s because if polls are to be believed, voter attitudes are significantly different. A…