The Los Angeles Times reported recently on marijuana’s potential for addiction as part of the ongoing debate over its potential legalization via Proposition 19 on next month’s ballot. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense lawyers think it’s a mute point. An argument can be found that points to the addictive…
Our Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys think some of the concerns of dispensaries and collectives over the impact of legalizing marijuana could be unwarranted. As the Daily Titan reports, some in the medical marijuana industry fear that legalization could increase competition to the point that it forces them out of…
California gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown sparred over Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization issue. At a recent debate moderated by Tom Brokaw, Whitman said she was opposed to the measure, saying it was also opposed by every single law enforcement officer in the state. As our Los Angeles…
Legalizing marijuana in California would not put much of a dent in the issue of violent Mexican drug cartels that smuggle marijuana across the border, the Los Angeles Times reports. Taking money, influence and power away from such cartels is one of the selling points of Proposition 19. The November…
A story in the Los Angeles Times illustrates the dangers farmers face in growing and harvesting medical marijuana in California. While the media so often focuses on the debate surrounding the marijuana collectives and the retail side of the industry, our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense lawyers understand the problems…
Possessing up to an ounce of marijuana in California has been reduced from a misdemeanor to an infraction and is now no more serious than getting a speeding ticket, the Associated Press reported. Our Los Angeles marijuana defense attorneys recently reported on our Marijuana Lawyer Blog that the legislature passed…
While Proposition 19 has won over some heavy duty supporters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be among them after striking out against California’s marijuana legalization initiative, the New York Times reported. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense attorneys have reported on our Marijuana Lawyers Blog a number of high-profile supporters,…
A group of former police officers, prosecutors and judges became the latest group to support legalizing marijuana in California when they gave Proposition 19 the peace sign this week, according to the Associated Press. Our Los Angeles marijuana dispensary attorneys continue to watch the progress of Proposition 19, though we…
As CNN is reporting, California’s marijuana legalization initiative has made for some strange bedfellows; law enforcement officers in favor while some marijuana growers are opposed, just to name two examples. As our Los Angeles medical marijuana defense lawyers frequently report, all one has to do to understand the motivation of…
The current and former chiefs of the Drug Enforcement Administration called upon the Obama Administration on Monday to block California’s marijuana legalization initiative if it passes in November, according to CNN. Our Los Angeles marijuana criminal defense attorneys anticipated this move by the federal government some time ago, when we…