May 19 2017 in Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Business, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
With the passage of Proposition 64, which legalized the adult use of recreational marijuana, California is set to become the nation’s largest legal cannabis market. Experts predict that the legal marijuana industry will eventually add $7 billion to California’s economy and generate $1 billion in...
April 28 2017 in Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
Cannabis businesses in California face a number of hurdles, both legal and social. However, one of the more significant issues holding back the marijuana industry in California is not community disagreement or current state law – it’s banking. Due to current federal banking regulations, few, if ...
April 21 2017 in Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
California has incrementally legalized marijuana. At first medical marijuana was available. Now, marijuana is legal for private citizens to carry and imbibe – though recreational dispensaries are still on their way. And while California has come a long way in regard to marijuana, not all cannabis ...
March 28 2017 in Legal Blog
Attorney Jessica McElfresh was selected to Rising Stars for Super Lawyers, a service that rates outstanding lawyers throughout the nation across more than 70 practice areas. Super Lawyers is a service provided by Thomson Reuters, a highly respected name in legal publishing. The selection process in...
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 24 2017 in Felony, Legal Blog, Misdemeanor
When you are facing criminal charges in California, you are probably wondering about probation. What is it really and is it available to you? California has different levels of probation that are possible depending on your criminal history and the type of charges you face. To learn more about whet...
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...
March 10 2017 in Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
California’s marijuana businesses have become targets for crime. In Logan Heights last October, burglars broke into a vacant building to go through a shared wall with medical marijuana dispensary, Organic Inhale. Police arrived to find two men loading marijuana into a sedan in the alley behind the...
February 24 2017 in Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes, Legal Blog
In California, drug crimes are taken very seriously. Since the war on drugs was declared in 1971 by Richard Nixon, relatively low-level crimes have been assigned punishments that are consistent with violent felonies. To make things worse, there are certain case elements that can dramatically increas...
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...
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