NPR recently asked how many pot clinics will survive the crackdown? Our Los Angeles marijuana dispensary lawyers believe the answer will be determined by how many are willing to fight. The CANNABIS LAW GROUP is representing more than a dozen marijuana collectives and dispensaries in Los Angeles and the surrounding…
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Private grow rooms more popular as California cities push to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
Perhaps Los Angeles city officials should tour the Costa Mesa home of Joanne Clarke, where her daughter’s old bedroom has been turned into a high-tech grow room that produces various strains of medical marijuana. What city leaders hope to accomplish by forcing the closure of more than 400 medical marijuana…
Collectives, dispensaries and patients sue Long Beach over city’s marijuana ordinance
The fight over Long Beach’s marijuana law is heating up as collectives and patients have lined up to sue the city, according to the Contra Costa Times. Our Long Beach marijuana dispensary lawyers and Los Angeles marijuana collective attorneys are representing more than a dozen legal marijuana businesses in Los…
Judge issues restraining order preventing city from taking action against landlord of Los Angeles marijuana dispensary
A judge on Monday barred the City of Los Angeles from taking legal action against the landlord of a medical marijuana dispensary, the Los Angeles Times reported. Los Angeles marijuana dispensary lawyers are fighting city action to force the closure of more than 400 dispensaries in accordance with the city…
California lawmakers prohibit marijuana dispensaries within 600 feet of public schools
On the same day he signed a law that reduced marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to an infraction no more serious than a traffic ticket, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law prohibiting marijuana dispensaries from being located within 600 feet of a school. Our Los Angeles marijuana dispensary attorneys have…
Politcians in Orange County and Los Angeles focus on medical marijuana instead of doing the real work in their communities
The Los Angeles Times reports on the frustration of medical marijuana dispensaries in Orange County when it comes to attempting to get permits through the county. With the anti-marijuana crowd screaming about the likelihood of Proposition 19 passing, the reasons are obvious: Having spent years throwing up bureaucratic roadblocks to…
Orange County medical marijuana dispensary moratorium goes up in smoke
A proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Orange County failed by a single vote on Tuesday as officials and residents await the outcome of the marijuana legalization measure on the November ballot. The Orange County Register reports county supervisors were frustrated with the lack of rules governing dispensaries and…
Medical marijuana commerical makes history with airing in Sacramento
The fight for medical marijuana rights is hitting the airwaves, Time Magazine reports. The first-ever commercial aired on a Fox channel in Sacramento. The ad defies stereotypes by featuring a pretty young woman suffering from bone disease and a middle-aged woman who was hit by a drunk driver. Meanwhile, some…
Ruling on Anaheim marijuana ordinance a victory for patients – court avoids larger decision in battle between cities and state
California medical marijuana patients won a partial victory this week with the issuance of a much anticipated ruling in a case against the City of Anaheim. As our Riverside medical marijuana dispensary attorneys have reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog, many cities were awaiting this ruling before proceeding with ordinances…
Wildomar could join Palm Springs in permitting marijuana dispensaries in Riverside County
Twenty medical marijuana dispensaries in Wildomar have filed applications since city leaders first discussed lifting a ban on the businesses, the Press Enterprise reported. Our Riverside marijuana dispensary lawyers are dedicated to fighting for the rights of medical marijuana collectives, growers and patients. We believe these bans are a temporary…