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1 Dec 2017, 12:24 pm by Douglas A. Berman
A student in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar is looking closely at the law, policies and practices surrounding banking activities for the marijuana industry, and he has provided for class reading the following links in preparation for his presentation this coming week: American Bankers Association 2014 Synopsis of... [read post]
10 Apr 2023, 4:57 pm by Douglas A. Berman
One of many themes in my Marijuana Law, Policy and Reform class concerns how marijuana is (or is not) like other substances and how marijuana reform is (or is not) like other legal reforms. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 1:20 pm by Hilary Bricken
It's time to briefly visit each marijuana ballot initiative, especially since legalization or medical marijuana reform in one state can greatly impact other marijuana-friendly states and even federal marijuana policy. [read post]
14 Nov 2012, 10:01 am by jleaming@acslaw.org
While eighteen states plus the District of Columbia now permit marijuana for medical purposes, only Washington and Colorado have taken the bolder step of both repealing entirely their marijuana prohibitions for small amounts of the drug and requiring their state legislatures to begin regulating a retail, recreational marijuana industry by the end of 2013. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 10:35 pm by Douglas A. Berman
A couple of marijuana reform supporters already have a couple of commentaries flagging some decisions of new SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch concerning marijuana: From Tom Angell here, "Trump's Supreme Court Pick On Marijuana" From Heavy.com here, "Neil Gorsuch & Marijuana: What Are His Views on Legalization? [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 10:55 am
It did not prove persuasive though in Maryland's 2014 legislative session, as medical marijuana easily passed. [read post]
24 Apr 2016, 12:33 pm by Douglas A. Berman
This lengthy local article, headlined "Not just medicine: Marijuana may have big economic impact," takes a look into some of the key economic stories now that the Keystone state has legalize medical marijuana. [read post]
8 Nov 2022, 10:00 am by Douglas A. Berman
I have sensed that marijuana reform ballot meansures and related topics have received more mainstream media attention than usual this election cycle. [read post]
3 Mar 2023, 9:42 am by Douglas A. Berman
As long-time readers know of this blog should know, students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar "take over" the second half of my class through presentations on the research topics of their choice. [read post]
1 Dec 2017, 8:00 am
At a time when President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are rolling back federal civil rights efforts and undermining criminal justice reform — with Sessions’ actually suggesting he’ll ramp up the failed war on marijuana — New Jersey has the opportunity to lead the nation by being the first state to pass marijuana legalization through legislation.While a ballot initiative would embed legalization in the state constitution, it would do so… [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 1:58 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As reported in this USA Today piece, headlined "Landmark California marijuana legislation gives residents chance to 'reclaim their lives'," last night finalized some exciting news for those eager to see marijuana reform greatly impact criminal justice reform. [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 1:58 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As reported in this USA Today piece, headlined "Landmark California marijuana legislation gives residents chance to 'reclaim their lives'," last night finalized some exciting news for those eager to see marijuana reform greatly impact criminal justice reform. [read post]
15 May 2021, 10:27 am by Douglas A. Berman
In a post last month, titled "Senate majority leader shrewdly emphasizing "freedom" in his push for federal marijuana reform," I explained why I viewed Senator Chuck Schumer's focus on "freedom" in his marijuana reform pitch to be appealing and shrewd given that it lines up with a lot of the... [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 11:05 am
Nationwide, parents, medical experts, researchers, and activists have pushed for reform to help children with epilepsy gain access to medical marijuana. [read post]
23 Sep 2021, 9:00 am by Attorney Ketchel
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6 Apr 2016, 8:02 am by Douglas A. Berman
The question in the title of this post is posed by a student in my semester-long OSU Moritz College of Law seminar on marijuana laws and reform as a preview to his in-class presentation/discussion on Fouth Amendment doctrines. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 8:22 pm by Douglas A. Berman
This astute, lengthy Rolling Stone article, headlined "The War on Drugs Is Burning Out," give special and justified attention to how modern marijuana reform is changing dramatically the modern drug was landscape. [read post]