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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Gavin Newsom signed into law the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, or Ryan’s Law – remarkable for the fact that he vetoed a similar measure in 2019 due to conflict with federal law. As it stands, 36 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational uses.

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California Supreme Court: Cannabis Law Not Applicable to Prison Inmates

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Raybon , involves five inmates in a California state prison who were convicted on felony charges after being found with marijuana in their cells. The state supreme court weighed in after a challenge from the state attorney general. Call us at 714-937-2050. The two dissenting justices disagreed with the ruling in part.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

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This created issues for law enforcement and testing facilities in determining the difference between legal hemp and illegal marijuana. Jake Wheatley introduced legislation once again, House Bill 2050, to legalize and regulate adult use marijuana in Pennsylvania. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization.

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US Hemp Roundtable: Latest State Alerts

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As FDA continues to drag its feet on regulating hemp-derived CBD, state legislatures are filling the vacuum with their own measures to provide access to safe and legal CBD products. To date, bureaucrats in Maine have misread state law to prohibit CBD products that were derived from out-of-state hemp.

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Californian Lawmakers End Pot Smoking in Moving Vehicles

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Should you need legal help for using cannabis within limo, bus or taxi, our Los Angeles marijuana defense lawyers are here for you. Before the passing to Assembly Bill 1810 , it was illegal for drivers and passengers to smoke or vape marijuana within vehicles travelling on state highways. Legal Implications. Closing a Loophole.

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California Employers Ease Zero Tolerance on Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

This was true even here in California, where medical marijuana has been legal since 1996 and even with the passage of Prop. 64 that legalized recreational use. As Los Angeles cannabis employment law attorneys know, there is nothing in the U.S. Since the advent of legalized marijuana, positive drug tests rates of climbed.

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California Activists Seek Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

If you need legal representation for possession, growing, using, or distributing psilocybin mushrooms, our Los Angeles marijuana criminal defense attorneys are here for you. The California Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative , as the proposed statutory amendment is called, seeks to revise state laws surrounding psilocybin mushrooms.