California Compassionate Use Act

June 29 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana has been legal in California for almost 20 years now thanks to the California Compassionate Use Act and Proposition 215. Despite this, many people still have a number of misconceptions about how this act applies and when, including patients and law enforcement alike. This has been ...

McElfresh Law, Inc. to Speak at 2015 NorCal Cannabis Cup

June 4 2015 in Legal Blog, Media Coverage, Medical Marijuana

We're excited to share that San Diego medical marijuana lawyer Jessica McElfresh will be speaking at HIGH TIMES' 2015 NorCal Medical Cannabis Cup on Saturday, June 20 in Daly City, CA.   Jessica will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. with the NORML Women's Alliance (NWA). Madeline Martinez, a foun...

Driving with Medical Marijuana

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...

Safety and Medical Marijuana Concentrates

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. ...

What to Know About Applying to Operate a San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary

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...

San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Passed by City Council

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...

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