October 10 2014 in Media Coverage
As the new laws governing medical marijuana dispensaries take effect, currently operating dispensaries are beginning to shut their doors as they do not meet regulatory conditions. The new law requires a 1,000 foot separation between schools, parks, and churches, along with a 100-foot separ...
October 7 2014 in Marijuana Charges
In late 2010, the State of California made possession of less than one ounce, or 28.5 grams, of marijuana an infraction punishable by a $100.00 fine for people over the age of 18 years, codified as Health and Safety Code section 11357, subdivision (b). California made the same change to Vehicle Code...
September 12 2014 in Media Coverage
Long-awaited, San Diego County's only legal medical marijuana dispensary has opened as of July. The dispensary is located just outside El Cajon. Nationally, medical marijuana dispensaries are on the rise across 23 states where medical use is legal. This marks a change for San Diego in gett...
August 20 2014 in Media Coverage
The journey to opening San Diego's first legal medical marijuana dispensaries continues to face complications. The Mira Mesa Community Planning Group has made their approval of legal dispensaries contingent on San Diego shutting down all the existing illegal dispensaries first. Click here to read th...
June 13 2014 in Medical Marijuana
At times, we receive calls from qualified patients and medical marijuana collective and cooperative operators and employees who have questions about transportation of medical marijuana, including how much can they transport and what is the safest way to transport marijuana. The California courts f...
June 5 2014 in Medical Marijuana
In the past few years, medical marijuana concentrates have skyrocketed in popularity and appeal. What has also skyrocketed is hysteria, mythology, and misunderstanding about medical marijuana concentrates and how they can be made or manufactured legally under California’s medical marijuana laws. ...
May 5 2014 in Medical Marijuana
On April 24, 2014, the City of San Diego’s Development Services Department began accepting conditional use permit applications from those seeking to operate medical marijuana consumer cooperatives licensed by the City. Before that day, on that day, and since that day, our office has received sever...
February 26 2014 in Medical Marijuana
Yesterday, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance to set land use regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of San Diego. The ordinance passed 8-1, with Councilmembers Kevin Faulconer (mayor-elect), Todd Gloria (interim mayor), Marti Emerald, Myrtle Cole, Scott Sherman, Sh...
December 22 2013 in Media Coverage
Interim Mayor of the City of San Diego Todd Gloria has recently closed 21 medical marijuana dispensaries operating illegally as a response to former Mayor Bob Filner's lax enforcement. San Diego medical marijuana attorney Jessica McElfresh hopes that "City Council will enact a reasonable o...
September 3 2013 in Federal Marijuana Issues
Recently, I’ve had a rash of phone calls from people who have been stopped on military bases in San Diego, usually as part of a traffic stop, and then cited for possession of marijuana. Most of these people are qualified patients who forgot that they had medical marijuana in their cars, or drove o...
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