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California Workers Who Use Marijuana Off-the-Clock Won’t Be Penalized

Beginning January 1, 2024, California workers who use marijuana during their off-time will no longer be penalized. This is one of many cannabis-related bills...

Legalization September 19, 2022

Progressive Democrats in the Senate Turn Up the Heat on White House to End Federal War on Marijuana Users

https://youtu.be/zv9Yc60tm8M A group of progressive Democrats in the Senate are turning up the heat on the White House to deliver on Joe Biden’s campaign promise...

Legalization July 7, 2022

Pot Brothers at Law – NUGL TV S2E2

https://vimeo.com/644562542 The Pot Brothers at Law join us today offering up some interesting insight on the cannabis legal system and how you can avoid unnecessary...

Legalization November 12, 2021

Constitutional Rights Prevail & STFU Works Again: Case Dismissed!

We recently prevailed on a motion to exclude evidence (50 lbs of Cannabis) from a case and have that case dismissed. Please enjoy reading...

Legalization August 2, 2021

Legalizing Cannabis and Its Effect on Hiring in America

By Meta Talent Group Cannabis legalization has been sweeping the United States to rejoice in those longing for natural alternatives to lifting spirits and calming...

Legalization July 19, 2021

Cannabis Expos Are Back, and So Is the #STFU© Tour

Dear Carl & NUGL readers: Please accept my apologies for the sudden end of my weekly articles, awhile back. Perhaps some of you don’t care,...

Legalization July 1, 2021

Marc’s Meltdown: Mental Health & Social Media

It was sometime in 2003 when one of my best friends, Ford Austin, told me to watch out for something on the internet called...

Legalization May 16, 2021

The Highest I’ve Ever Been (This Is How I Spent 420 Into 421 in 2021)

If you have been reading my weekly articles, then you can probably figure out that I write about what I know and what I...

Legalization April 25, 2021

Twenty-five Years Later, I Still Got It: When My Cannabis Attorney Career Met My Acting Career!

It was the summer of 1996, and I was waiting for the California Bar Exam results (it’s a three-month wait), and this was my...

Legalization April 18, 2021

Pot Brothers at Law World Wide Attorney Referral Network- HOW IT STARTED!

June of 1996, and I was a newly barred and sworn-in California Attorney. No one would hire me (well, my brother, but that doesn’t...

Legalization April 4, 2021

Raids! Raids! Raids!

Nothing like a good meth lab being raided and taken down! Nothing like a coordinated raid to take down white collar criminals! When most...

Legalization March 28, 2021

You’re Fired! Reefer Madness Is Alive and Well and Living in the White House!

YOU'RE FIRED! Before today, if I heard those two words, I associated them with that guy who had the show The Apprentice. After today...

Legalization March 21, 2021

Words Matter

It’s 2021, and Cannabis is still NOT wholly legal. People are still being arrested. The time for this to change is long overdue. Many...

Legalization March 14, 2021

I Though It Was Legal Now

When you hear about a state, like California "legalizing" cannabis, all you read about and see in the media is that IT IS LEGAL...

Legalization March 7, 2021

If We Made the Cannabis Laws

In California, it is apparent that the Cannabis Rules and Regulations to start a business have not yielded the funds California was expecting. State officials...

Legalization February 28, 2021

California Prop 215 Rights

In 1996 the People of the State of California voted for Proposition 215 which gave us the right to grow, use and possess cannabis...

Legalization February 21, 2021

Stigma of the Stoner

If someone called me a stoner 25 years ago, it would have offended me because I was law student studying my ass off and...

Legalization February 14, 2021

Pot Brothers at Law – Marc Wasserman

Marc Wasserman is a renaissance man as evidenced by his extensive array of experiences and diverse influences on his style. He attended Whitney High...

Legalization February 7, 2021

FDA and DEA Blame Each Other for Keeping Marijuana Illegal

Written By: Michael Ashworth With all the health benefits of marijuana, it is common to wonder how it has ever been illegal. In fact, both...

Legalization August 11, 2020

Cannabis Compassion Vs. Hyper-Regulation: The Struggle For Medical And Charitable Care Programs Continues in California

When the movement for medical marijuana gained mainstream traction in California in the ’90s, the basis was apparent; suffering...

Legalization November 5, 2019

Decriminalize Nature Portland Announces Launch of 2020 Initiative To Decriminalize Psychedelic Plant Medicines

Decriminalize Nature Portland (DNP), the Portland branch of the growing national grassroots activist group Decriminalize Nature, who are working to decriminalize natural psychedelic plant...

Legalization October 29, 2019

Bernie Sanders 4:20 Announcement: The Progressive Icon Unveils His Presidential Plan For Cannabis Legalization

Vermont Senator and 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced his anticipated plan for full legalization of cannabis at 4:20 P.M. Eastern Time (yes,...

Legalization October 24, 2019

Los Angeles Moves to Next Round of Cannabis Retail Licensing

The City of Los Angeles just wrapped up round 1 of phase 3 cannabis retail licensing. A total of 802 applications were submitted in...

Legalization October 7, 2019

The Secret War Against Cannabis Prohibition

By Joseph Chicas & Amanda Carrillo After decades of wars and domestic service, our U.S. Veterans stand strong as our nation's pillars of hope, resiliency...

Legalization September 27, 2019

Cannabis Dispensary Law 2014

In August 2019, the State Supreme Court ruled that San Diego County failed to sufficiently analyze potential impacts of its 2014 Marijuana Dispensary Law....

Legalization September 19, 2019

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