As noted in this prior post, there is an on-going debate in Ohio (as well as in many other jurisdictions) about so-called Delta-8 or “intoxicating hemp” products. Helpfully, the last planned presentation for this week in my Marijuana Law seminar
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US Sentencing Commissions publishes 2033 Annual Report and new retroactivity data on 2023 criminal history amendments
This afternoon, the US Sentencing Commission sent out an email that flagged a bunch of notable new materials on the USSC’s website. Data fans will be especially interested in a lot of these new items, which I link below. But…
Noting the notable new tune from the US Justice Department concerning part of the new guideline, Section 1B1.13, for sentence reductions
This recent Bloomberg Law piece, headlined “Debevoise, DOJ Sentencing Reform Clash Could Hit Supreme Court,” details how the Justice Department’s legal opposition to one part of the US Sentencing Commission’s new sentence reduction guideline, Section 1B1.13, could be laying…
Student presentation explores "three controversial substances: trans fat, opioids, and marijuana"
I start my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar by encouraging students to consider whether and how marijuana is similar to other products and activities. I am thus excited that another presentations taking place in my class this week will…
Rounding up a few sentencing speculations a few days before Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing
Though we are still a few days from the high-profile sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, I have already seen some lengthy press pieces discussing the sentencing filings and speculating about how US District Judge Lewis Kaplan with weigh…
Student presentation examines "cannabis’ new home in the wellness industry"
I am always excited by the wide range of diverse topics that students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar focus upon for their research and class presentations. And, these days, when it seems many folks have moved beyond…
Student presentation to explore automatic and petition-based expungement in Ohio
Because I came into the marijuana space as a result of my long-standing interest in criminal justice reform, it is always exciting when a students in my Marijuana Law, Reform & Policy class decide to explore criminal law issues in…
"Dimensions of Prosecutor Decisions: Revealing Hidden Factors with Correspondence Analysis"
The title of this post is the title of this new article now available via SSRN and authored by Megan S. Wright, Cindy Cain and Shima Baradaran Baughman. Here is its abstract:
Despite the significant impact of prosecutorial discretion on…
Intriguing discussion of judges' experiences with death penalty case
Law360 has this notable new piece about judicial experiences with the death penalty. The lengthy piece defies ready summary, but here are some snippets:
Law360 recently spoke to multiple judges with experience in capital practice about what it means to…
"The Delinquent Guidelines: Calling on the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Stop Counting Defendants’ Prior Offenses Committed Before Age 18"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Ian Marcus Amelkin and Nicholas Pugliese now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
The United States Sentencing Guidelines’ recidivism provisions recommend harsher punishment for defendants…