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For proponents, tax revenue has always been part of reasoning for legal marijuana.

With an enormous untapped retail market would come untold riches for state coffers and public programs – and individuals who smoke marijuana should pay for that right.

Our medical marijuana lawyers know that things may not be so straightforward.
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One hurdle still remaining for medicinal marijuana is approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration is currently opposed to the idea of approving marijuana for medical use.

Our Seattle marijuana lawyers know the Food and Drug Administration espouses high standards for its approved drugs but there are contradictions in their stance.

The Food and Drug Administration is quick to point out its high standards for approving a drug treatment as medicine. The Food and Drug Administration marijuana has positive effects and therapeutic benefit for relieving nausea in chemotherapy patients. In addition, marijuana has been linked to appetite stimulation for patients who experience severe weight loss.
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In the wake of the legalization of recreational marijuana use, Denver International Airport is the first city facility who has made the decision to prohibit the possession of marijuana on all property.

Airport officials maintain that the decision to prohibit marijuana possession on airport property is necessary to combat any interstate trafficking of the substance, which is illegal under current federal law. The new guidelines from the airport are some of the most strict of any policies instituted in the state since the legalization of recreational marijuana.
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Colorado and Washington’s legalization of recreational marijuana use is expected to inspire marijuana policy worldwide.

Our marijuana defense lawyers know that the United States is a country known for its war on drugs but a few pioneers are sparking a change in the western part of the country.

Public support for the so-called experiment is strong throughout the country. Even in areas where the future marijuana legalization is hazy, pockets of support exist.
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Driving or Flying with Marijuana is a challenge a large number of medical marijuana patients may be forced to deal with over the 2013 holiday season.

Our marijuana criminal defense lawyers know that many medicinal marijuana patients must travel with their medicinal pot over the holiday season and caution patients to be careful.

Most experts recommend standard common sense should be used when traveling with marijuana, which is: don’t get caught. Marijuana is still outlawed by federal law even thought some 20 states have enacted laws decriminalizing or even legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use.
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Washington State has experienced an increase in Marijuana driving arrests since the substance was legalized for recreational use. However, recreational-use marijuana dispensaries will not open their doors in Washington State until sometime next year.

Our marijuana defense lawyers are aware that the changing legal landscape surrounding marijuana legislation might create a great deal of confusion.

The state’s new “stoned driving” initiative is wrongly encouraging law enforcement officers to pull over far higher numbers of drivers based on the suspicion that they are under the influence of marijuana.
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According to an article on NORML.org, most patients would rather use herbal-based forms of the plant as opposed to dervitaves produced pharmaceutically.

Researchers in the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, and Canada used a web-based survey that contained twenty-one questions asking patients’ to provide their perceptions of various types of cannabis based medicinal products.

Our L.A. marijuana lawyers, know that there are various forms of preferred consumption for medicinal marijuana medicinal products but that all forms of cannabinoid-based products can be beneficial for various conditions.

State regulators in Washington have announced they have formalized the rules necessary to govern the state’s burgeoning recreational marijuana industry.

Starting in mid-November, will begin accepting applications for those who want to get a state license that will allow them to legally produce, process and sell marijuana commercially to those who are over the age or 21.

Our Washington state marijuana lawyers would strongly encourage any who are preparing a license application to first consult with an experienced attorney. The licenses are being distributed by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, which will only allow for an initial 30-day application window.
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With regulatory measures of recreational marijuana in Washington State in the process of being finalized, proprietors of medicinal marijuana are concerned about what it will mean for them.

Washington was among the first few states to approve marijuana as medicine. However those who have long been involved in providing marijuana to patients suffering the ravages of cancer and AIDS worry that the restrictions placed on the drug for those simply hoping to get high will negatively impact access for those who rely on the substance for day-to-day use.

One of the greatest obstacles may be the heavy taxes expected to be imposed by the state. Another is the the imposition of limitations for how much of the drug patients can possess at any given time. Yet another is the end to collective gardens, which have been a primary source for so many patients. Stricter authorizations for medicinal marijuana could also be underway.
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Both Washington state and Colorado have gained a considerable amount of attention for the fact that voters in each state have approved measures aimed to legalize recreational use and sale of the drug.

But that doesn’t mean the war on weed in these states is over.

As each state pioneers through the process, our Washington marijuana lawyers understand some advocates are lobbying for legislative action that would de-felonize possession of the drug, so long as it is not intended for distribution.
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