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California Marijuana Investor Accused of Plot to Kidnap, Murder Cannabis Business Partner
Cannabis Law Group

Los Angeles marijuana attorneys know the cannabis industry has worked diligently since Proposition 64 was passed to shed its past image of lawlessness. An alleged plot in San Diego isn’t helping, though the case has helped bring to light certain marijuana businsess regulatory loopholes that state lawmakers are now working to address. Local news media…

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California Cannabis Tourists: Buy it Here, Keep it Here
Cannabis Law Group

A couple from Minnesota was recently convicted on federal possession with intent to distribute charges after they were accused of hauling more than 1,000 pounds of California cannabis in their RV and were on their way home when they were stopped in Montana. They face between 5 and 40 years in prison for the charges,…

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Los Angeles Marijuana Lawyers: Why Illegal Pot Shops are Proliferating
Cannabis Law Group

For as long as the people of California have sought marijuana, the black market has existed. Even when the state legalized medicinal use in 1996 and then paved the way for lawful recreational use with a ballot measure last year, Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know the reality is illicit pot shops and sales have always…

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Catching a Plane? Be Wary With Weed, California Marijuana Attorneys Advise
Cannabis Law Group

When it comes to air travel and marijuana, it’s unlikely the latter will be joining the “mile-high club” anytime soon. Although state-level marijuana laws have relaxed substantially in more than two dozen states, airline travelers traveling to and from other states and even countries (like Canada) where the drug is legal probably still can’t take…

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Cannabis Attorneys: How Outlawing Marijuana Made it More Dangerous
Cannabis Law Group

Long-time California cannabis attorneys advocating for cultivation, production, sales and possession have long been fighting fear-mongering and stigma where the plant is concerned. Still, one of the oldest – and frankly more compelling – arguments against legalizing the drug is that marijuana has innate chemical properties that induce a powerful psychosis. Of course, for most…

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Report: Federal Marijuana Arrest Data Overstates Problem by 70 Percent
Cannabis Law Group

Since marijuana became lawful in California for medicinal purposes, small-scale possession has been largely decriminalized in most local communities. This is especially true now that marijuana has legalized recreational use of the drug as of this year with Prop. 64. However, cannabis possession remains unlawful as far as federal law is concerned and California’s new…

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Man Bulldozed Over 10 Illicit Marijuana Plants
Cannabis Law Group

The “War on Drugs,” specifically marijuana, has resulted in many casualties over the years, including numerous deaths as a result of overly aggressive pursuits. The latest death out of Pennsylvania is evidence of how far we still have to go before we fully grasp the harm caused by hostile anti-marijuana stances. According to a report…

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Marijuana Arrests Still Disproportionate Toward Minorities
Cannabis Law Group

One of the benefits of expanding marijuana legalization across the country is that it has afforded an opportunity to correct the disparity in marijuana arrests along race and socio-economic lines. These disparities have negatively impacted black people, Hispanics, and other oppressed groups. The efforts, however, are not producing immediately successful results. A report from New…

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What Groups Still Oppose Marijuana? Follow the Money
Cannabis Law Group

At Cannabis Law Group, we discuss at length the groups who support marijuana legalization: from health organizations and doctors to veterans, cancer patients, and NFL players. Support crosses age groups, socio-economic status, race, and gender. A recent report from High Times, however, revealed some groups who do not support marijuana legalization, and it paints an…

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Criminal Charges Dropped for Prominent Marijuana Dispensary Owner
Cannabis Law Group

Cannabis legalization isn’t enough to protect someone from being arrested on marijuana criminal charges. Being one of the trailblazing marijuana business owners in the state isn’t even necessarily enough. Just ask the woman who opened Ventura County’s first legal medical marijuana dispensary. She has spent the last year and a half facing down charges for…

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