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Law Practice

Feb. 13, 2015

To serve cannabis clients, firms rebrand

Though California remains the first state to legalize medical marijuana, variations in local law and the drug’s recreational use still being considered a criminal offense has put a new wave of entrepreneurs in a bind when it comes to finding legal representation.

By Kibkabe Araya

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Though California remains the first state to legalize medical marijuana, variations in local law and the drug's recreational use still being considered a criminal offense has put a new wave of entrepreneurs in a bind when it comes to finding legal representation.

Traditionally practiced by criminal attorneys, cannabis law has only recently evolved into a legitimate business practice, experts say. In the past f...

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