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 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...
January 20 2017 in DUI, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
As laws regarding the use of marijuana in California have liberalized to include even recreational use, it is tempting to assume that restrictions involving the use of marijuana while driving have liberalized as well. However, that is not the case. The marijuana DUI law in California is extremely re...
November 9 2016 in Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Uncategorized
Although medical marijuana has been legal in California for two decades, recreational marijuana use was not. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters considered marijuana legalization and Proposition 64 was approved 56-44 percent, making the recreational use of marijuana legal. Prior to this ballot measure, perso...
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...
June 28 2016 in Marijuana Charges, Media Coverage, Medical Marijuana
San Diego attorney Jessica McElfresh was interviewed by Cannabis Radio about a proposal to tax marijuana businesses in San Diego. The proposal is specifically designed to tax businesses that may sell recreational marijuana in the future. California voters likely will have the opportunity to conside...
June 1 2016 in Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges
The California Assembly voted to pass a measure that would ban all smoking – including e-cigarettes and medical marijuana – on all state university and community campuses. The rule will potentially apply to the privacy of one’s dorm room, as well. To anti-smoking activists, the measure can be...
May 27 2016 in Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Media Coverage, Medical Marijuana
Jessica McElfresh, a medical marijuana lawyer in San Diego, will be a speaker at the Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in Oakland, CA this June. The conference, which is billed as “America’s Most Important Cannabis Event of the Year,” is a three-day event starting June 20 that brings togeth...
April 16 2016 in Case Results, Drug Crimes, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
A 19-year-old man was walking along the waterfront area of San Diego with some friends when one his companions began blatantly smoking marijuana out in the open. Officers approached the group and detained the two men. When questioned, the 19-year-old indicated that although he was not the one using ...
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