A medical marijuana regulation lawyer knows there have been dramatic shifts in public perception of marijuana in recent years. As medical benefits have become more apparent and more states have moved towards legalizing cannabis for medicine and even for recreation, public opinion has evolved. A new poll shows how dramatic…
An initiative by Colorado lawmakers to impose tighter regulations on legal marijuana edible products may soon result in a bright red stop sign on the packaging, and a ban of the word “candy” on the labels. A recent draft of new rules by marijuana regulators seeks to limit the desirability…
Although possession, use and distribution of marijuana has been made legal in various forms throughout the country, many employers have policies that do not reflect this. Take for example the television news anchor in Oregon who was fired after testing positive for the drug. A new report indicates the morning…
With a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana set for 2016, California is on the verge of a rapidly-expanding industry. Medicinal marijuana has been good for the state’s economy, as well as the health of its people. Recreational marijuana may be even better. The executive director of the California Cannabis…
In 2013, Illinois joined the ranks of states that approved the legalization of medicinal marijuana. However, the process of implementing that law has been a bumpy one. Eighteen months after the law first passed, the state’s governor granted dozens of permits to select businesses to grow and sell the drug.…
The number of states granting at least some measure of approval for marijuana sales, possession and use may soon increase, as several bills were recently introduced by state lawmakers in various pushes across the country. It seemed unfathomable just a few years ago that the majority of states would someday…
A pending $500,000 civil lawsuit alleges negligence, nuisance and trespassing and has resulted in a temporary, court-ordered injunction – all because one man smoked marijuana in the privacy of his own home. Generally, one’s home is considered sacred in terms of privacy. And that’s the argument being made by the…
Quietly, two congressmen separately filed two bills in the House recently that, together, would effectively spell the end of federal marijuana prohibition. The bills, introduced by two Democrats – one from Colorado, the other from Oregon – would legalize the drug and lay out a plan to regulate and tax…
California medical marijuana patients are prescribed the drug because they are sick. Yet, because they take the drug, they may be barred from certain life-saving treatments – namely, organ transplant. This is an especially cruel twist of law, one that some California legislators hope to rectify with Assembly Bill 258,…
In November, District of Columbia voters made their choice clear: They wanted to join the handful of states legalizing the growth and possession of marijuana in small amounts. However, D.C. is unique in that unlike in most states, the free will of voters within the district is not the deciding…