Articles Posted in Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensaries

Sadly, the feds have shut down the firstCalifornia Medical Marijuana dispensary to operate under Proposition 215. Our marijuana lawyers in Los Angeles know the club had been in existence since 1996 until it was first shut down by the United States Attorney’s Office in 2011. The U.S. attorney with the help of the Internal Revenue…

As the marijuana industry develops standards for its product, new opportunity has arisen for business. Our medical marijuana lawyers know that the recent legalization of marijuana has created entire markets that did not exist just a few short years ago. As more dispensaries sprout up, the need to examine pot samples for purity and potency…

The California Supreme Court issued a ruling stating that absent a warrant, the smell of marijuana alone is not sufficient evidence for police to conduct a search of personal property, such as a mailed package. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers had carefully watched the developments of the case, Robey v. S.C., pleased that the court…

Now that Measure D has been passed by the Los Angeles electorate, what will this mean for the hundreds of dispensaries that are currently operational in the city? The answer, our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know, is not cut and dried. While the language of the law limits the number of dispensaries to those that…

A woman working for a non-profit charity arm of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office was fired for her husband’s connection to a medical marijuana dispensary in Marina del Rey. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that despite the sheriff’s office claim that the termination had to do with the fact that she concealed this…

In 420 Caregivers v. City of Los Angeles California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals overturned a lower court injunction barring the City of Los Angeles from enforcing its 2010 ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. Our Los Angeles medical marijuana lawyers note a different three-judge panel of the same court just ruled Los Angeles County’s ban…

In a landmark ruling that rejects bans being placed on medical marijuana dispensaries by municipalities, California’s Second District Court of Appeals re-affirmed the legality of dispensaries. In County of Los Angeles v. Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective (AMCC), the court ruled a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries by Los Angeles County is void because it runs…

Municipalities all over California are wrestling with many of the same issues concerning their level of involvement in marijuana cultivation and sale. Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know that many local governments have benefited tremendously when they worked in cooperation with the dispensaries to establish reasonable guidelines that ensured safe operation and reasonable sales taxes. But…

In yet another attack on marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and across the state, federal authorities have filed property forfeiture lawsuits to three dispensaries and have sent warning letters to nearly 35 property owners and store operators. Our Los Angeles marijuana lawyers know this is just the latest in a multi-pronged approach by the federal…

Los Angeles marijuana lawyers are closely following the developments regarding the proposed marijuana dispensary ban in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the City Council’s committee has pressed forward with a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. The ban would make storefront marijuana stores in Los Angeles illegal, but would still allow a…