Marijuana dispensaries don’t drive up local crime rates. They don’t result in abuse of harsher drugs. They don’t provide the drug to everyone who walks in the door. Los Angeles medical marijuana attorneys understand that patients in Bakersfield are becoming more vocal about some of these myths, after a number…
California began feeling the heat from the feds starting last October, with the launch of a massive crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries. Now, Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand U.S. attorneys are setting their sights on neighboring Washington and Colorado, states that have also enacted legislation allowing for medicinal marijuana. While…
Marijuana dispensaries in Riverside are celebrating the victory of a recent decision by a County Superior Court judge, holding that the city’s ban on storefront marijuana sales is unconstitutional, due to state law. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have been closely following the case – one of numerous rulings throughout the…
Advocates throughout the city are in full force, working to collect more than 27,400 signatures from valid voters in the next few weeks in order to get a referendum on the March ballot that would overturn the city’s medical marijuana dispensary ban. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are supportive of any…
A letter has been sent by the L.A. City Attorney’s Office, ordering some 1,800 marijuana shops to close their doors by Sept. 6, 2012. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know, however, that isn’t likely to be the end of the story. With at least one lawsuit pending, conflicting court rulings…
The first of what we can expect to be many lawsuits over the recent marijuana dispensary decision by Los Angeles City Council has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. L. A. marijuana lawyers understand this challenge is being brought forth by a local marijuana trade group and a group…
Marijuana dispensaries may be in for a fight when it comes to defending their right to remain operational, following a whirlwind month on the legal front. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers stand fully prepared to challenge the illegal ban imposed by the City Council 14-0, particularly on the basis that…
New federal data indicates that the number of live marijuana plants seized by federal agents has dropped significantly in California and across the country, while seizure of harvested and processed marijuana has doubled. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers believe this points to a very clear trend: Fewer plants are being grown…
The American Civil Liberties Union has torn into U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy’s statement that city workers could be prosecuted under federal law if voters in Del Mar pass a ballot measure in November to green light medical marijuana dispensaries. Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers understand that the legal director of…
Both sides of the political aisle are coming together at the federal level to increase protections for medical marijuana patients who are prosecuted due to the legal conflict between state and federal government about whether it’s use, possession, purchase and sale is legal. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers understand it is…