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The fight for legalization of marijuana has been ongoing for decades. With states like Colorado, Washington, and California setting the trend, more and more states are getting on board to legalize marijuana, at least for some purposes. According to an online medical journal, more than half of states have some laws that will permit medical marijuana. This shift may come as a surprise, as even the most conservative states are opening up to the health and economic benefits of marijuana sale and use.

This shift of policies and loosening of marijuana restrictions has resulted from pressure from health experts, family physicians, parents, and other advocacy groups that understand the benefits of marijuana for medical use. Most recently, Minnesota became the 22nd state to allow the broad use of medical marijuana. Washington D.C. is also new to the medical marijuana scene, and nine other states have passed laws allowing marijuana for children with seizure disorders. Our Los Angeles marijuana collective attorneys are dedicated to keeping abreast of marijuana legal developments on behalf of our local clients.
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One of the concerns of people against the legalization of marijuana is that legalizing the drug could increase crime. Studies show, however, that this argument may have no basis in fact. Instead, one recent study suggests that the legalization of medial marijuana may actually reduce some violent crimes.

Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers know that the continued criminal treatment of those who use, produce or sell medical marijuana can have terrible consequences on those who aim to provide treatment or seek medical relief. With the arguments against medical marijuana largely proving unfounded upon close examination, the case for the federal government to change its drug laws becomes stronger than ever.
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The benefits of medical cannabis have been well-established but lawmakers continue to refuse to make common sense changes that could allow sick veterans access to this beneficial treatment option. This May, an amendment was voted down by the House of Representatives that would have opened the door to allow veterans to discuss medical cannabis with their doctors in states like California that have legalized the substance for medicinal use.

Unbelievably, under the current law, veterans and their doctors are not even permitted to discuss the possibility that medical marijuana could be a helpful treatment. Depriving sick vets of the care they need shows just how ideological the attitudes of some lawmakers are towards medical marijuana. It is attitudes like this that result in medical marijuana providers facing prosecutions that are often unjust and that make it so important to be represented by a qualified Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyer if you are in the cannabis industry.
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A new survey on medical marijuana showed that some of the biggest supporters of the legalization of medicinal cannabis are doctors in the United States. This should come as no surprise, as our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers know that the health benefits of marijuana have become abundantly clear as cannabis has been used to treat more conditions. Doctors want to help their patients, and there is little justification for the continuing illegality of a safe and natural method to provide relief from so many ailments.

The surveys showing doctor support make clear yet again that the medical marijuana movement is about improving the health of citizens throughout the United States. Hopefully as more medical professionals make the case for cannabis legalization, the federal government and remaining state holdouts will change the laws to make it easier for sick people to get the drugs that can help them.
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Legalizing medical marijuana is just the first step in making marijuana widely available to those who need it. An entire industry needs to be built, from growers to distributors and resellers, to ensure that marijuana is readily available and top quality. In some cases, those who have already been growing marijuana can come out of the shadows as a result of legalization, while in others, new entrepreneurs may want to try their hand in the marijuana industry.

Unfortunately, some states have legalized marijuana while making it very difficult to get into the marijuana business. As a result, people may be discouraged from trying their hand at growing or may continue to grow illegally and could face arrest. Marijuana defense lawyers can represent individuals who are alleged to be growing cannabis crops in violation of the law.
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Public support for the legalization of marijuana has increased in recent years.

Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers realize that the discussion over marijuana laws is now a more focused and individualized discussion about the details of legalization and regulation.

Businesses should strive for awareness, and be willing to stand up against those who would pursue action against them.
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Drug enforcement officials are encouraging Congress and others not to legalize marijuana in the face of growing public opinion in favor of it. Even though the Obama Administration has taken a hands off and somewhat unclear approach to marijuana policy, the inaction has been an endorsement of sorts.

Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers have seen countless examples of conflicting marijuana policies within the federal government.

The deputy administrator for the DEA declared that easing the laws concerning marijuana would threaten United States institutions.
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Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers support legal marijuana users’ right to a convenient and healthy method to inhale the substance.

Vaporizer pens (vape pens) have become a from of e-cigarette for marijuana smokers. They are doing what the flask does for someone who wants to drink alcohol. They are potent, discreet, and portable.
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Law enforcement officers have not been known for supporting the legalization of marijuana, so that makes it even more surprising when a bill is draft that does have the support of law enforcement.

Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that when law enforcement officials buy into marijuana legalization measures the legislation must be something unique.

The recent bill drafted by a democratic state senator from Anaheim is the first pro-marijuana bill supported by law enforcement. In addition, the bill is supported by the California League of Cities – an organization that has spent time and money lobbying cities to ban cannabis dispensaries.
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The county board of supervisors voted 5-0 on Jan. 7 to ban all pot cultivation, indoors and out, regardless of the California medical marijuana law. The ban comes with a $1,000 a day fine per plant, plus an additional fine of $100 per plant for every day they remain after they are discovered.

Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers note the ordinance will take effect in early February and is one of the toughest anti-cannabis measures anywhere in California, if not the toughest. It will make it nearly impossible for many medical pot patients to obtain their medicine.
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