Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, cannabis rescheduling cleared a courtroom hurdle. Michigan’s marijuana tax is the subject of discussion in the governor’s race. A
Tenure-Track Professor of Law
Washburn University School of Law Topeka, Kansas
We are especially interested in candidates who would teach constitutional law, administrative law, legislation, property, evidence, professional responsibility, or remedies. Washburn Law has a unitary tenure track with scholarship
Similar to its federal counterpart, K.S.A. 60-456(b) provides that
If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness who is qualified as
The recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Kansas in State v. Trickle, 2026 WL 2672272 (Kan. 2026) starts with this provocative paragraph:
Was Kristen Trickle murdered in her sleep by her husband, Colby Trickle? Or did she commit
Happy Friday! It’s sunflower season here in Kansas—our state flower—and the sunflowers were at peak bloom over Labor Day weekend. The hot weather didn’t seem to bother them, and it certainly didn’t keep people from coming out to enjoy the
In Brief
On Friday, the FCC released its first EEO audit notice for 2026 – and the second to feature questions introduced last year to look for evidence of “invidious DEI” programs in place at broadcast stations. The FCC’s Public Notice, audit
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Marshall County Health Department are investigating Salmonella infections among people who attended Axtell Days, a four-day community festival held August 6 through 9, 2026, in Axtell, Kansas — a town of 399 people
Berk Law Group is pleased to welcome Allison “Ali” Evans to the firm as a senior associate. Ali focuses her practice on probate, trust, and fiduciary litigation, representing clients in complex and contested matters involving estates, trusts, fiduciaries, and vulnerable
Weston Mills is a partner at Gilson Daub, a national law firm representing employers and insurers in workers’ compensation cases across 14 states. Mills is also the managing partner of the Gilson Daub Kansas City office and is licensed
