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Los Angeles Marijuana Industry at Boiling Point

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Ever since cannabis was legalized in California in January 2018, a flood of marijuana businesses have opened, hoping to take their share of the pot market. Today there are 182 licensed marijuana dispensaries operating throughout Los Angeles, and many of those business have paid well into the tens of thousands of dollars to operate legally.

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Californian Lawmakers End Pot Smoking in Moving Vehicles

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Should you need legal help for using cannabis within limo, bus or taxi, our Los Angeles marijuana defense lawyers are here for you. On the other side, I do understand that you know cops and enforcement need to be able to tell if someone is driving and smoking because that is unsafe,” said Laythen Martines, the owner of Sundail Collective.

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Where Does California’s $635M in Marijuana Tax Money Go?

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The state of California has now permitted the legal use of marijuana for two years. And tax dollars collected from the cannabis industry are already showing great impact across a variety of sectors. Prop 64 asked the legal marijuana industry to pay its own costs, and it has. Legal Implications. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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25 Cities Sue California to Block Unfettered Marijuana Delivery

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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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California Makes Gifting Cannabis to Terminally Ill Tax-Exempt

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At the onset of California’s legal adult-use era in early 2018, it quickly became apparent that greater legal protections were needed to ensure marijuana could more easily reach those with medical needs for it. Under Proposition 64: Adults aged 21 and older can only legally gift one another up to one ounce of marijuana at a time; and.

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California Employers Ease Zero Tolerance on Cannabis

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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. Since the advent of legalized marijuana, positive drug tests rates of climbed. Rates were higher in states where marijuana is legal. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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California Activists Seek Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms

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At that point, within 180 days of receiving the attorney general’s approval of title and summary, the Decriminalize California group must collect 623,212 valid signatures before the measure qualifies for the California ballot. Legal Implications. Call us at 714-937-2050. million to fund the campaign over the next six months.