Are Marijuana Businesses Legal in California?

Everyone can feel the changes taking place: marijuana, for better or worse, is gaining wider acceptance amongst the general public across the nation, despite its continued status as a controlled substance under the CSA. But where does this leave weed in the Golden State?

Or more importantly, where does this leave cannabis businesses in California? The law is shaky in this area. Maybe one of the best things lawyers can do is to become at least broadly familiar with the law and understand how we got here.

America Tokes Up

Although cannabis remains on the CSA's list of controlled substances, many states in this nation have allowed occasional use of marijuana at least in some limited circumstances. Some states have essentially decriminalized it, while more than half of the varying states have legalized marijuana's use in some form or another, usually for 

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