Legal Info By Region


Alaska Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Alaska?
Becoming a Patient in Alaska
Alaska's Medical Marijuana Laws

California Legal Info
1. Are you a California medical marijuana patient who has been cited, arrested, taken to jail by or has had your medicine confiscated by local, county or state law enforcement?
2. Are you a California medical marijuana patient who is under house arrest, on probation or parole or enrolled in Prop 36 or another diversion program and facing negative consequences due to your patient status?
Becoming a Patient in California
California's Medical Marijuana Laws
Frequently Asked Questions for Property Owners: Asset Forfeiture and Medical Marijuana
California Legal Tip of the Month
Monthly legal tips to help inform California patients and providers of their legal rights.

Colorado Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Colorado?
Becoming a Patient in Colorado
Colorado's Medical Marijuana Laws

Washington DC Legal Info
Hawaii Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Hawaii?
Becoming a Patient in Hawaii
Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Laws

Maine Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Maine?
Becoming a Patient in Maine
Maine's Medical Marijuana Laws

Maryland Legal Info
Becoming a Patient in Maryland
Maryland's Medical Marijuana Laws

Michigan Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Michigan?
Becoming a Patient in Michigan
Michigan's Medical Cannabis Laws

Montana Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Montana?
Becoming a Patient in Montana
Montana's Medical Marijuana Laws

Nevada Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Nevada?
Becoming a Patient in Nevada
Nevada's Medical Marijuana Law

New Jersey Legal Info
New Mexico Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in New Mexico?
Becoming a Patient in New Mexico

Oregon Legal Info
Becoming a Patient in Oregon
Oregon's Medical Marijuana Laws

Rhode Island Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Rhode Island?
Becoming a Patient in Rhode Island

Vermont Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Vermont?
Becoming a Patient in Vermont
Vermont's Medical Marijuana Laws

Washington Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in Washington?
Becoming a Patient in Washington
Washington's Medical Marijuana Laws

Other States' Legal Info
Are you a medical marijuana patient facing state charges in one of the other 12 states that have passed legislation legalizing medical marijuana (HI, AK, WA, OR, MT, NV, CO, NM, MI, RI, VT, ME)?

Federal Legal Info
Federal Marijuana Law
Excerpted from ASA's 2007 California Legal Manual, this article discusses the federal government's legal stance on medical marijuana and the conflict between federal and state law.
The Controlled Substances Act
The CSA places all substances that are regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules. This placement is based upon the substance's medicinal value, harmfulness, and potential for abuse or addiction.
The Role of State Law Enforcement
This paper, prepared in 2002 by Judy Appel & Daniel Abrahamson of the Drug Policy Alliance, explains that state law enforcement officials have an obligation to uphold state law, not federal law.
5. Are you a medical marijuana patient and were you the victim of a federal law enforcement raid and are you now facing federal charges in federal court?

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