The San Diego City Council is gearing up for a vote on a medical marijuana ordinance proposed by Mayor Bob Filner – and vigorously opposed by the city’s attorney. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are extending our services to San Diego medical marijuana dispensaries that are currently in limbo. Last…
A federal magistrate judge has taken the side of prosecutors in dismissing a lawsuit brought by Oakland city attorneys, who had attempted to argue that a federal agent shutdown of the country’s biggest medical marijuana dispensary was illegal. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys understand that the city had tried…
Two proposed laws have been formally introduced by U.S. House of Representatives members aiming to end the fruitless battles between state marijuana programs and federal drug laws. Our Los Angeles Marijuana Lawyers want to encourage all of our clients, followers, colleagues and friends to contact your Congressional representative and urge…
A new series being advertised on The Discovery Channel will reportedly provide a detailed look inside the drug enforcement unit in Humboldt County has it aims to take down marijuana cultivators in the area. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the Hollywood look is cast with the promise of…
A bipartisan effort to legalize the industrial farming of hemp – backed by 28 co-sponsors – has been introduced into Congress. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that specifically, House Bill 525, also known as the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, would amend the Controlled Substances Act to essentially…
Local police officials conducted a huge raid on an alleged marijuana grow operation at a Los Angeles loft downtown, arresting at least two suspects and seizing hundreds of pounds of the plant. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that the details in this case are so far scant, but it’s…
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official who was fired for her husband’s connection to a legal marijuana dispensary is filing suit against her former boss. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that although the sheriff’s department alleges this was primarily an issue of an employee concealing a relevant…
One of the most vocal advocates in the push for medical marijuana rights in Los Angeles has been the United Food and Commercial Workers’ union, of which three dispensaries have dues-paying members and another nearly 50 in the city may soon join. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand that the…
As the battle over medical marijuana continues to be slugged out in court case after court case in California, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand a quiet groundswell of support has been brewing in Congress. Now, it appears we may be close to seeing some real action. Democrats in Oregon…
Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers, along with many others invested in medical marijuana rights, have been closely following the developments of The City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center, which has just been heard by the California Supreme Court. The outcome of this case could prove…