Learn more about marijuana inCalifornia Mountains, beach, sun, and snow, California is the west coast behemoth with a rich medical marijuana history and promising future of adult-use recreational cannabis. When voters approved recreational use in November 2016, California legally joined the nine other...
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More than two decades after California first legalized marijuana for medical use with Proposition 215, the Golden State has enacted laws and regulations to govern the medicinal and adult-use cannabis markets. These laws are far-reaching and impact every aspect of how cannabis operators conduct busine...
Navigating hemp, CBD, and cannabis laws and regulations in California can become increasingly complicated with each step of the process. The industry’s rapid growth has been met with transitioning legislation and enforcement statutes that are difficult to navigate on your own. ...
Drug crimes are some of the most common offenses in California. The public perception of drugs has changed over time, especially concerning the use of marijuana, but the laws are slower to change. Simple possession of some drugs can still lead to criminal penalties, while crimes such as traffi...
states. Advocates for policies that would legalize marijuana recreational markets frequently argue that such laws will eliminate crime associated with the black markets, which many argue is the only link between marijuana use and crime. Law enforcement, however, has consistently argued that marijuana ...
Marijuana Legalization in California: Rational Implementation of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image sizeOne or more marijuana legalization initiatives will be on the California ballot in November 2016. The most carefully crafted and best funded is...
Raich, while the Supreme Court held that blanket federal prohibitions against marijuana use of any kind are constitutional, respected judges, policymakers, and scholars have opined that state medical marijuana laws are not preempted by federal law: state laws lifting criminal sanctions against medical...
17. DUI laws for bicycles, e-scooters, and boats Motorized or electric bikes In California, the same DUI laws that govern cars and motorcycles also apply to most motorized or electric bikes. Therefore, drunk e-biking is punished the same as drunk driving an automobile.46 ...
Marijuana Cultivation Case Examples The following examples illustrate how the provisions of Health and Safety Code 11358 interact with possible defenses, Prop 64, and the medical marijuana laws. (1) In 2010, Joey was a 19 year-old college student living in Los Angeles. In his dorm room, Joey...