Early last week, a divided City Council tentatively approved sharper limits on where medical marijuana shops in San Jose can operate, restricting them largely to certain industrial and commercial zones, according to Mercury News. The council, that has been struggling with the issue for more than a year now, didn’t…
Our Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys applaud the move by state lawmakers to pass legislation making it illegal for an employee to be filed for using medical marijuana. target=”_blank” The Patch reports the measure passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, making it one step closer to becoming law. Workplace…
The Los Angeles City Clerk’s Office is reviewing 231 applications from medical marijuana dispensaries that have applied to be part of a lottery to choose 100 the city will permit to operate, according to the Los Angeles Times. The city clerk’s handling of the medical marijuana ordinance has been nearly…
The medical marijuana industry has officially opened the doors of its lobbying association in Washington D.C., the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers applaud the move. We understand it is the patients, growers, collectives and dispensaries that fight for their rights that are most likely to…
San Diego, the state’s second-largest city, approved restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries, barring them from doing business within 600 feet of places of worship, parks, schools and other “sensitive” locations. As our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, proponents had pushed for new pot shops…
Forbes reports that the feds could use the Al Capone treatment to target those dealing in medical marijuana in states where it is legal, including California. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary attorneys reported recently on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog about the recent IRS audit of an Oakland dispensary. In…
California’s second-largest city is looking to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, the Mercury News reported. As our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense lawyers continue to report on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, far too many cities are establishing laws that ignore the rights of marijuana collectives, dispensaries and patients under state law.…
Our Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary attorneys urge any dispensary or collective who receives a medical marijuana shutdown order from the city to call us for a confidential consultation to discuss your rights. The dispensaries that have sought legal representation and chosen to fight have enjoyed a number of recent…
U.S. sales of medical marijuana are expected to reach $1.7 billion this year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense lawyers see the picture getting more complicated for dispensaries and patients alike. Certainly money is a part of it. Los Angeles can’t…
San Bernardino voted unanimously today to outlaw medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county, the Daily Press reported. Our San Bernardino medical marijuana defense attorneys urge patients, collectives and dispensaries impacted by this law to consult with an experienced law firm about your rights. Our firm is representing…