March 4 2015 in Media Coverage
Prosecutors in Santa Clara County are in pursuit of criminal charges against a man for operating medical marijuana dispensaries and money laundering the profits as part of a larger global organized crime network. San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh was quoted about the st...
January 23 2015 in Media Coverage
Smaller cities in the San Diego metro area have rejected medical marijuana dispensaries so far, which may make the City of San Diego the lone refuge for patients and caregivers. However, San Diego medical marijuana lawyer Jessica McElfresh sees recent ballot measures in Encinitas and La Me...
January 19 2015 in Media Coverage
The oversight and regulations of medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego are still in question. Residents are concerned about criminal activity, but criminal defense lawyer Jessica McElfresh said that unlicensed operators are involved in those scenarios. "No one would go through this process if ...
December 18 2014 in Media Coverage
The federal government has signaled that it is ready to ease up on states allowing medical marijuana. However, San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh says that federal raids on individual medical marijuana dispensaries may continue and it is too early to say how the Departme...
December 6 2014 in Media Coverage
Recently, the City of Vista has been criminally charging operators of illegal marijuana dispensaries that are not licensed or approved for medical marijuana. San Diego, on the other and, has opted to pursue civil injunctions. Marijuana opponents are calling for similar criminal charges in ...
November 21 2014 in Media Coverage
The controversial approval process for San Diego's first legal medical marijuana dispensaries has become even more complex now that environmental regulation is being cited. Applicants further down the list for the medical marijuana dispensary application process are employing this strategy...
October 23 2014 in Media Coverage
San Diego recently loosened rules about where medical marijuana dispensaries can open up shop, softening up the ban against opening a dispensary within 1,000 feet of a "minor-oriented facility." This language has been confusing, so the City has decided to change how the rule is enforced. S...
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...
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