As mentioned in a prior post, the tail end of a busy semester means I can now catch up on posting a lot of recently produced papers that are part of the on-going series of student papers supported by the
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"Let It Grow: Why More Law Schools Should Teach Cannabis Law"
The title of this post is the title of this new Jurist commentary that I had the honor of co-authoring with Jana Hrdinová. Here are excerpts: California’s 1996 ballot initiative protecting medical marijuana users from state criminal prosecution kicked off…
"Reimagining U.S. Drug Policy Post-Pandemic"
As mentioned in a prior post, the tail end of a busy semester means I can now catch up on posting a lot of recently produced papers that are part of the on-going series of student papers supported by the…
"Decriminalization as Police Reform"
As mentioned in a prior post, the tail end of a busy semester means I can now catch up on posting a lot of recently produced papers that are part of the on-going series of student papers supported by the…
"Why Now? Medicine, Media, and Mysticism in Past and Present American Thought on Psychedelic Drugs"
With the Spring semester coming to a close, this space will no longer be needed to highlight all the research topics and presentation plans of students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar. And so, I can now return…
Florida official sues feds, stressing Second Amendment and Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, on gun purchasing limits for medical marijuana patients
This interesting NBC News piece reports on an interesting new federal lawsuit under the headline “Top Florida Democrat sues Biden administration over marijuana and guns: Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s lawsuit targets a federal requirement that prohibits medical marijuana users from…
Student presentation: "Prohibition & the U.S. Economy: How Cannabis Legalization Can Help the United States Economy Recover in a Similar Fashion as the 21st Amendment"
The homestretch of students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar presenting on the research topics of their choice includes a focus on economic development issues. Here is how the student describes the topic and some background readings: Warning…
"What Tax Revenues Should Ohioans Expect If Ohio Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis?"
The title of this post is the title of this new report available via SSRN and produced by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center and authored by Jana Hrdinova and Dexter Ridgway. Here is its abstract: Advocates for cannabis reform…
Notable federal marijuana reform news with an interesting new bill while we further wait for an old one
This past week brought interesting news of federal marijuana reform bill on two fronts. Marijuana Moment provides the details in these two stories, linked and excerpted here: “Schumer’s Marijuana Legalization Bill Not Coming This Month, As Senators Work To Finalize…
Student presentation on marijuana reform and the Fourth Amendment
I mentioned previously that a big group of Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar students are scheduled to present this week on the research topics of their choice. The fifth exciting (and excitingly different) topic for this coming week’s presentations…