Legal Resources for Canna Business

1. Advocacy Organizations

ACLU/San Diego and Imperial Counties Americans for Safe Access Amnesty International #e9ece0 California Cannabis Industry Association California Innocence Project California NORML: Dedicated to Reforming California Marijuana Laws Criminal Defense Bar Association La Raza Lawyers of California Marijuana Policy Project National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys National Council for Aging Care/Medical Marijuana Guide NORML: Working to Reform Marijuana Laws San Diego NORML San Diego NORML Facebook

2. Bar Associations

American Bar Association Federal Bar Association San Diego County Bar Association San Diego North County Bar Association

3. California Cannabis Related

California Cannabis Portal California Office of Manufactured Cannabis Safety Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act California Medical Marijuana Gudelines (August 2008) Cannabis Banking Working Group Medical Marijuana – State and Federal Income Tax Law from the Franchise Tax Board State Water Board Cannabis Cultivation Programs Tax Guide for Medical Cannabis from California State Board of Equalization

4. California General Information

California Board of Parole Hearings California Business Name Availability California Business Name Search Corporate Statement of Information Corporate Filing Tips California Legislative Information California Employer Services Online California Franchise Tax Board California State Attorney General’s Office

5. California State Courts

California Courts of Appeal San Diego Superior Court Supreme Court of California

6. City of San Diego Medial Marijuana

Apply for a Business Tax Certificate Instructions for Conditional Use Permit

7. County of San Diego Offices

County of San Diego Business Licenses Medical Marijuana Collectives in San Diego County Medical Marijuana Identification Card San Diego County District Attorney

8. Federal Agencies & Policies

Cole Memorandum on Marijuana Enforcement (August 2013) Cole Memorandum on Marijuana Related Financial Crimes (February 2014) FinCEN Memo for Cannabis Business (February 2014) DEA/San Diego Division FBI/San Diego Division Federal Trafficking Penalties United States Department of Justice

9. Federal Courts

Supreme Court of the United States United States District Court/Southern District of California United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

10. General Legal Research

FindLaw San Diego Law Library List of Legal Websites via San Diego Law Library