We recently discussed the regulations and bans on the medical marijuana industry throughout the state of California on our Medical Marijuana Attorney Blog. This is the second entry of the two-part blog discussing how medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere in California, made legal by the citizens of California,…
Proposition 215 was approved by California voters back in 1996. Under the Compassionate Use Act patients and caregivers who possess or cultivate medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere throughout California that has been recommended by a physician are exempt from criminal laws. Back in 2003, the state legislature enacted…
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office recently obtained a court order to shut down operations at a medical marijuana dispensary in North Hollywood. Under the shutdown, the owner of the company was ordered to pay more than $35,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs earlier this week, according to the Studio…
Nearly 30 medical marijuana dispensaries in San Bernardino county have just a short time before they’re shut down my county officials. Back in May, a land-use regulation was enacted by county supervisors allowing Code Enforcement officials to begin their 13-step compliance process against 26 dispensaries. Under this compliance process, dispensaries…
Nearly 20 percent of drivers nationwide stopped randomly at night are under the influence of legal and illegal drugs, according to the Los Angeles Times. Half of these drivers are reportedly high on marijuana. Crash accident statistics report that there are approximately 1,000 injuries and deaths resulting from drivers that…
City Council will be repealing a number of restrictions that they’re trying to force on medical marijuana in San Diego. This attempt to enact these rules comes after a number of cities across the United States continue to increase enforcement and regulations on these medical marijuana storefront operators, according to…
An ordinance that will put a permanent ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Glendale was introduced by Glendale City Council earlier this week. This ban was introduced just two months before a moratorium prohibiting the shops is set to expire, according to the Glendale News-Press. As it stands now, zoning…
Proposed guidelines from Attorney General Kamala Harris could now make it possible for users of medical marijuana in Los Angeles to only belong to one dispensary at a time and for individual police officers to have the authority to determine whether someone is a legitimate patient or not, according to…
Garden Grove marijuana dispensaries won a huge victory with the decision by city council to drop its ban on marijuana dispensaries. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys applaud the decision and point to the victory as proof of what can happen when owners and patients stand up and fight for…
California may have been the first state to legalize medical marijuana but we’re still struggling with medical marijuana issues both on the state and federal level. We’re not alone in this battle though, both Michigan and Montana are facing some serious issues regarding how the medicinal drug can be obtained…