March 28 2017 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Media Coverage, Medical Marijuana
Attorney Jessica McElfresh continues to be an informative source on marijuana law and policy for local government and media, as well as providing representation for entrepreneurs who want to open lawful marijuana-related businesses in California. McElfresh has been cited in recent television and ne...
March 27 2017 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog
Attorney Jessica McElfresh will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Marijuana Business Law in California seminar on April 25 in Santa Ana and April 28 in Fontana. McElfresh will present an hour long session on “Federal Responses to California Marijuana Law” that encompasses current ...
March 17 2017 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has banned all marijuana facilities in its unincorporated territories. On March 15, 2017, the board concluded that a total ban on cannabis sale, cultivation, and manufacturing locations would protect the health and safety of San Diego County residents. The...
February 10 2017 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
With an estimated 2.4 billion dollars in 2014 sales, the cannabis industry is something that many are eager to be a part of in California. Conducting business in California is especially appealing. With loosening regulations and the viability of selling marijuana for a living, this state is one of t...
September 15 2016 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
As more states legalize marijuana for medical or personal use, the conflict with between state and federal law grows. Approximately half of the states offer some type of medical access to marijuana or related products. Four states legalized recreational use. Meanwhile, marijuana is classified as a S...
December 30 2015 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
In California, medical marijuana patients have a good chance of being able to continue treatment while on parole or probation. In fact, the law states that a prisoner can even request to use marijuana while in jail—but how often these requests are granted is difficult to ascertain. Your ability ...
December 14 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Misdemeanor
Law enforcement agencies will usually choose to open narcotics investigations into suspected dealers or distributors—they rarely investigate mere drug use. Since police departments and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have limited resources, they in most cases investigate people who are suspected...
October 19 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges
This year, there has been an explosion of hospital visits related to the use of synthetic marijuana. Usually, a few hundred patients per month come to emergency rooms across the US after becoming ill from consuming synthetic marijuana. But since April of this year, there have been thousands of visit...
September 15 2015 in Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
After nearly 20 years since voters approved Proposition 215, the California State Assembly on Sept. 11 finally has adopted a comprehensive statewide regulatory framework for medical marijuana — and made it clear to law enforcement that medical marijuana is legal and here to stay. Up until the pas...
August 24 2015 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
For many people suffering from terminal diseases with no cure, any possibility of a treatment or life-extending procedure seems worth the risks. Although few of us would be willing to test a risky, unproven treatment without government approval under normal circumstances, the desperate circumstances...
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