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8 Nov 2019, 5:16 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Mikos (Vanderbilt University - Law School) has posted The Evolving Federal Response to State Marijuana Reforms (25 Widener Law Review - Forthcoming 2019) on SSRN. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 6:00 am by George Bellas
Among the several provisions of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act which takes effect on January 1 are provisions that include some dramatic criminal justice reforms. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 10:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But as I told the Houston Chronicle:“His reform is not on point to what caused the problem,” said Scott Henson, policy director with the criminal justice reform nonprofit Just Liberty. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 6:31 am by David Oscar Markus
Her plan also includes allocating federal funding to help local counties clear people’s criminal records, removing clemency from the Department of Justice and legalizing marijuana. [read post]
28 Oct 2019, 9:50 am by Michael Rushford
  Over the past eight years the state has rolled out aggressive criminal justice reforms, with voter support for ballot measures decreasing sentences such as Propositions 47 and 57. [read post]
26 Oct 2019, 1:42 pm by Douglas A. Berman
I was intrigued to see this short but compelling report released this week by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. titled "Marijuana Justice in New York: The Path to Reform. [read post]
26 Oct 2019, 6:37 am by Douglas A. Berman
Though the direction of public polling is never a sure forecast of the direction of public policy, the rapid reform of marijuana laws at the state level in the US has move in sync with a rapid rise in public support for such reform. [read post]
24 Oct 2019, 8:50 pm by Douglas A. Berman
Unsurprisingly, one plank of his broader reform plan included a commitment to "legalize marijuana and vacate and expunge past marijuana convictions, and ensure that revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in communities... [read post]
21 Oct 2019, 2:31 pm by Douglas A. Berman
It has now been about 18 months since the publication of my Federal Sentencing Reporter article, "Leveraging Marijuana Reform to Enhance Expungement Practices," in which I sought to spotlight the importance of integrating marijuana reform efforts and criminal record expungement efforts. [read post]
20 Oct 2019, 3:46 am by SHG
They used the money they stole from her to buy marijuana. [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Correia has been charged with participating in a scheme to use foreign money to build political support for a fledgling recreational marijuana business in Nevada and other states, according to an indictment that also charged Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman with conspiracy and making false statements to campaign finance regulators. [read post]
6 Oct 2019, 11:03 am by Douglas A. Berman
The quoted part of the title of this post is the headline of this new Atlantic commentary authored by Sarah Milov. [read post]
4 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Trump Hotel Mystery: Giant reservations followed by empty rooms Politico – Anita Kumar | Published: 10/2/2019 House investigators are looking into an allegation that groups, including at least one foreign government, tried to ingratiate themselves to President Trump by booking rooms at his hotels but never staying in them. [read post]
3 Oct 2019, 2:44 pm by Douglas A. Berman
I have notices a number of new stories and reports about a number of marijuana reform groups and marijuana industry players responding to the recent worrisome vaping illnesses and deaths. [read post]
1 Oct 2019, 10:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Indeed, the bill was sold as a form of "tort reform," eliminating local liability for what were seen as systemic flaws causing false convictions. [read post]
27 Sep 2019, 7:48 pm by Unknown
There is also speculation that because of the current impeachment controversy in the Congress concerning President Trump that very little will be accomplished from a legislative perspective—that could also impact passage of patent eligible subject matter reform and drug pricing legislation. [read post]
25 Sep 2019, 4:46 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As reported in this MarketWatch piece, headlined "House passes cannabis-banking bill, but getting Senate’s OK still looks tricky," one piece of significant federal marijuana reform moved a step forward today. [read post]
25 Sep 2019, 7:39 am by Douglas A. Berman
In prior posts here and here I have highlighted ways in which hemp and other cannabis reforms have made marijuana enforcement ever more challenging for law enforcement. [read post]