Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The black market for marijuana in California is three times the size of the legal market, a recent audit has shown. The findings, made public in September, highlight the state’s ongoing battle to curb its illegal cannabis trade. billion in unregulated cannabis sales, while legal trading is expected to produce just $3.1

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Costa Rica’s president said he is studying a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp, giving no clear indication if he will sign the measure into law or not. The law would limit marijuana to medicinal and therapeutic use, and does not legalize adult-use (recreational) marijuana.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2018

When California voters approved legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, one of the most important impacts of that was the fact that criminal prosecutions for many cannabis crimes would no longer be an issue. Orange County marijuana lawyers understand Assembly Bill 1793 should help address this.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Marijuana first became legal for recreation among adult users in January 2018. With that, Los Angeles marijuana tourism is taken off, with several ancillary businesses cropping up specifically catering to those who are here for the cannabis. Among the various companies that have entered the fray: Shops.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 6, 2019

Marijuana did not pass muster as a holy sacrament with an Indiana state circuit court judge last year, citing now-Vice President-then-Indiana-Governor Mike Pence’s championed Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Defendants who had been named in the cannabis lawsuit had been then-Gov. Government.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

More than two dozen cities that restrict legal cannabis sales are suing California over the issue of legal pot delivery. 64 , the legislation that opened the door to legalized recreational marijuana in California. 64 , the legislation that opened the door to legalized recreational marijuana in California.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The Californian cannabis industry watched with the nation, as 47 patients across 25 states lost their lives to possible ­­vaping associated pulmonary illness this summer. At the time, vaping was the cannabis industry’s fastest growing segment. the week of August 19 to 24.3% by the week of September 16.”. by the week of September 16.”.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

California’s cannabis tourism may look a little different in 2020. That’s because the Golden state’s lawmakers recently closed a loophole with Assembly Bill 1810 , to prevent passengers from smoking or vaping cannabis products while inside moving vehicles. Legal Implications. Senate Bill 625. Closing a Loophole.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The terminally ill of California can soon receive more free marijuana, as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on October 12, making medical marijuana tax-exempt when donated to the sick, dying and poor. It was a lot less difficult to freely gift medical marijuana to patients in need between 1996 and 2017. Scott Wiener.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

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. Supreme Court had affirmed challenges to the federal law in part because deemed marijuana dangerous Schedule I drug. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

It seems parents and schools are finally giving more thought to children and the ailments that can be treated with medical marijuana. Delaware News Journal reported an increasing number of parents are turning to cannabis for their children with especially serious or rare conditions. SB-1127 was introduced by Calif.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

AUGUST 3, 2019

California marijuana farmers are facing a crisis. Currently, all 9,464 state issued temporary cannabis cultivation licenses, have expired. Meant to be replacing those, for businesses continuing to meet the required regulations, are either provisional or permanent annual cannabis business licenses.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Department of Justice, challenging the constitutionality of the federal law designating marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance proceeded recently to the next level with oral arguments before the U.S. Los Angeles cannabis lawyers know one of the strongest points plaintiffs have in their favor is the recent approval by the U.S.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The issue of children and marijuana protections arose once again in the form of a proposed bill from California Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield). The senator wanted to get on the books more concrete ramifications for dispensaries who sold marijuana to underage clients. Can they be recommended marijuana by a doctor?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

This year was the first in which Californians could freely grow, sell, buy and use marijuana purely for purposes of recreation without the constant threat of criminal law enforcement intervention. However, almost nowhere in the Golden State can new marijuana business owners say it’s been an easy road.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Most of our California cannabis business clients have some type of intellectual property, most often in the form of a brand name they are seeking to protect and capitalize on. However, as our Los Angeles marijuana intellectual property attorneys can explain, licensing can be complicated because, when it comes to marijuana, of course it is.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JULY 31, 2019

As the black market for pot sales shows little sign of slowing, Californian authorities have notably increased enforcement action against illegal cannabis traders. As a result, unlicensed pot growers and sellers have seen a total of $30 million worth of cannabis products seized. Those raids were successful, and saw more than $16.5

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As California’s legal marijuana industry continues to bloom, so too does a well-stocked black market, comprised of unlicensed, locally grown cannabis, and a plethora of counterfeit cannabis products. Of all counterfeit cannabis products, refillable THC cartridges used inside vaping pens are currently most common.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

If you need help protecting your cannabis business or dispensary, our Los Angeles marijuana attorneys are here for you. It could quite possibly represent the death of the regulated industry,” said Kenny Morrison, president of the California Cannabis Manufacturers Association. Legal Implications. Motion Review.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

AUGUST 5, 2019

In January, the state of California kicked off an online rollout of its marijuana inventory tracking system. At a glance, marijuana businesses across the Golden State appear to be successfully reporting product inventory each day, via the California Cannabis Track-and-Trace (CCTT) system. But not without some growing pains.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

If you need legal representation for possession, growing, using, or distributing psilocybin mushrooms, our Los Angeles marijuana criminal defense attorneys are here for you. Legal Implications. About Cannabis Law Group. Call us at 714-937-2050. The Proposed Measure.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JULY 29, 2019

CBD is naturally found in cannabis plants, and is widely known for its relaxing properties. But CBD won’t produce a ‘high,’ as it lacks the psychoactive tetrohydrocanabidiol (THC), found in marijuana. Legal Implications Thus Far. Need Legal Help Investing in or Acquiring a Commercial Cannabis Business?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Even Martha Stewart has taken on a role advising a marijuana company on CBD food products for both people and their pets. Los Angeles CBD lawyers can explain that overlapping federal and state laws have created substantial confusion among restauranteers about what’s legal and what’s not. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Our Southern California cannabis lawyers have been carefully eyeing the legal developments happening at the federal level, with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York recently releasing draft legislation that would legalize marijuana in the U.S. What Would New Federal Marijuana Bill Do?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Los Angeles officials announced that cannabis vape cartridges seized from unlicensed storefronts late last month were tainted with potentially hazardous additives. The licensed cannabis industry responded promptly and responsibly to the vape health crisis by quickly calling for tighter vape product regulation. Legal Implications.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Amid the booming Southern California cannabis industry, the City of Sacramento is weighing whether to lift the existing cap on the number of marijuana dispensaries licensed to operate in the city, the primary goal being to offer more opportunities to minorities. Call us at 714-937-2050. No new licenses were distributed.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 7, 2019

As many as 50,000 Los Angeles marijuana-related convictions are to be dismissed or reduced, the L.A. Los Angeles marijuana expungement attorneys understand this was made possible with the aid of a nonprofit called Code for America, which developed a digital algorithm that allowed prosecutors to more quickly identify eligible candidates.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2018

There is a huge push to legalize cannabis across the country, where 30 states plus Washington, D.C. have some form of lawful marijuana, nine allowing for recreational use. It’s true there is conflict when bordering states have different marijuana laws. Nonetheless, legalization efforts are pressing ahead.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Attorney General had many pro-marijuana advocates in California and throughout the country on edge. Sessions was known to take a hard line against all drugs, and marijuana was no exception. Sessions even declared at one point that people who use marijuana were “not good people.” Controlled Substances Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

CPA’s” PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Numerous attempts to introduce legislation to relax the provisions that placed cannabis on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”] have been made beginning in 1981 [i]. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. In 2011, Reps.

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states — Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania — stand a good chance at legalizing recreational cannabis this year. Marijuana laws are rapidly evolving across all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have enacted legal medical marijuana programs. As of February 2023, 41 U.S.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2016, Pennsylvania adopted Act 16, becoming one of 38 states that have medical marijuana programs in the United States. This permit allows for an additional grower/processor permit to conduct clinical research relating to medical marijuana. Effects of COVID-19 on the cannabis space. Legalization in the future.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

An all-encompassing cannabis reform bill inches the nation’s marijuana industry ever closer to federal legalization, as the U.S. If you need legal advice for your cannabis business, our Orange County cannabis business lawyers are here for you. Legal Implications. Kamala Harris in the Senate.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JULY 22, 2019

Marijuana supporters in California rejoiced late last month as legislation passed by the U.S. Currently, the recreational use and sale of marijuana is legal in California, along with 10 other states, and Washington D.C. But federal law continues to classify cannabis as a Schedule 1 narcotic.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The statewide legalization of marijuana for adult recreational use as of January 1st thanks to Prop. 64 wasn’t the end of California’s cannabis conversation. Because while the Control, regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 gave the statewide blessing, it didn’t automatically open the floodgates.

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