Cannabis Law Group’s Medical Marijuana Legal Blog

The turning tide of marijuana reform first started in the 1970s, as many state and local governments started to recognize the ill effects of locking up non-violent, low-level offenders for mere possession of the drug. One of the first states to climb on board the decriminalization movement was New York, with its Marijuana Reform Act…

A Colorado woman whose son was injured when he jumped out of a window after consuming a marijuana-laced brownie his mother had procured for his friend will serve 30 days in jail. That’s according to the latest from The Coloradoan, which also noted the district court judge tacked on two years of probation as well.…

In today’s digital age, you can summon a pizza via text message or organize a meet-up in minutes via social media. But for a long time, the marijuana industry wasn’t on that technology bandwagon. Many tech companies were gun shy when it came to cannabis, worried about the potential legal implications. After all, it was…

A recent study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety underscored what our L.A. marijuana lawyers have been saying for years: Per se limits of THC in a driver’s blood stream are not an accurate indicator of a person’s impairment level. Both proponents and opponents of greater marijuana access laws generally agree on the…

Marijuana is known for having a calming effect on many of its users. However, the children of a woman slain by her husband in April 2014 say an edible, pot-laced chewable candy is to blame for their mother’s violent death. In a wrongful death lawsuit, a guardian for the children alleges the recreational marijuana manufacturer…

When you picture a first-time marijuana user, who comes to mind? Probably a younger millenial or maybe even a Gen-Xer. As it turns out, that’s no longer accurate. A recent report by CBS News revealed that seniors are actually the fastest-growing subgroup of cannabis users in the nation. In fact, between 2013 and 2014, the…

The City of Huntington Park has chosen three groups – by blind number call – who will be gifted the opportunity to cultivate and distribute marijuana in city limits. The three were chosen out of 31 groups that submitted applications. Under a dispensary ordinance that was approved months ago, those who were tentatively approved will…

This November, voters will be presented with a ballot measure at the polls known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) which if passed, will legalize marijuana in the state of California for recreational purposes, as opposed to just medical marijuana which was legalized back in 1996. It is interesting to consider that in…

Many law enforcement officers and prosecutors are against the legalization of marijuana. One of the common arguments they make are that legalizing marijuana will increase crime, harm neighborhoods, and lead to more potentially deadly incidents of driving under the influence of marijuana. This is also known as a DUI drugs. However, according to a recent…

According to a recent news story from Daily Mail, a 30-year-old medical marijuana patient in Massachusetts has been charged in connection with a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a state trooper. Authorities say defendant driver was high on medical marijuana at the time of the deadly crash. During the crash, defendant…