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Bills Advance Allowing Smokable Hemp and Medical Marijuana in Hospitals
Cannabis Law Group

Our California cannabis business attorneys know this is a field that this is an area of law that is constantly evolving. Case-in-point, two bills that could have a significant impact were advanced. One involves a bill now on the governor’s desk that allows for sales of hemp-derived CBD and ending prohibition on sales of smokable…

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L.A. Marijuana Business Lawyer Can Help With Equity Grant Application
Cannabis Law Group

Minority L.A. marijuana business entrepreneurs have a chance to receive a big boost through $30 million worth of grant funding. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control and the Governor’s Business Office of Economic Development has announced they will be assisting bud businesses owned by those in communities that were unevenly impacted by the failed War…

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Cannabis Companies’ Success in Combating RICO Lawsuits
Cannabis Law Group

As marijuana legalization continues throughout North America, there is still significant public and private interest resistance to its proliferation. One of the legal ground on which these cases have been tested throughout the country is a federal law known as the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970, also known as RICO. As our…

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Cannabis Lawyer: Marijuana Favored Over Booze by Youth Market
Cannabis Law Group

The favored recreational indulgence appears to be shifting – from alcohol to marijuana. This is noteworthy because the shift is likely ultimately to be the nail in the coffin for federal marijuana prohibition. The fervent support of the younger generation for the plant – in addition to a growing number of baby boomers relying on…

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Marijuana Business Breakup Heads to Court
Cannabis Law Group

As the marijuana industry becomes more mainstream, our L.A. cannabis business lawyers are seeing many of these companies facing down similar legal challenges as other traditional companies. These include employment lawsuits, business partnership disputes, injury and premises liability litigation and more. However, many of these cases are even more complicated by the fact that the…

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Issues with Medical Marijuana Clinical Studies
Cannabis Law Group

There has been a growing acceptance of medical marijuana use across the nation, and it has reached the point where at-least 29 states and other federal jurisdictions have legalized medical marijuana. Some states have legalized marijuana for recreational use as well including California. In some states, the legalization of medical marijuana came from the state…

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Higher Learning: University Offers Marijuana Degree
Cannabis Law Group

A university in Michigan is breaking new ground on higher education by offering an advanced degree in marijuana. The program at Northern Michigan University in Marquette involves medical plant chemistry, and it started just this semester. About a dozen students are enrolled in the class, which combines horticulture, botany, biology, chemistry, finance and marketing. The…

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L.A. Marijuana Dispensary Recognized by Cannabis-Shy County
Cannabis Law Group

Although Proposition 64 opens the doors for for recreational marijuana businesses in California, it still allows the county’s 88 cities to regulate these businesses however they see fit. While the City of Los Angeles has indicated it intends to license these shops next year (the state will begin issuing licenses Jan. 1, 2018), the Los…

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California: No Marijuana Delivery With Drones
Cannabis Law Group

Internet distribution sites like Amazon are on the verge of delivering products – including food and beer – via drone. However, marijuana isn’t soon to be on the short list, at least not in California. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control recently issued updated regulation banning drone delivery of marijuana. With state voter approval of…

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California Leaders Discuss Bank Specifically to Serve Marijuana Industry
Cannabis Law Group

Recreational sales of marijuana in California will be legal by next year, yet most financial institutions refuse to allow marijuana companies to open up business accounts. Entrepreneurs remain uncertain of how to manage a legitimate business when they’ve got mountains of cash to manage. They are asking the state and/ or municipalities to get involved.…

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