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4 Mar 2019, 6:58 am by Douglas A. Berman
As mentioned in a recent post, this time of year students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar are advancing research projects/papers around topics of their choosing, and they are starting to gear up for in-class presentations. [read post]
2 Mar 2019, 10:36 am by Douglas A. Berman
As mentioned in a recent post, this time year students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar are advancing research projects/papers around topics of their choosing, and they are starting to gear up for in-class presentations which include the requirement that they provide for posting here materials/links providing background... [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 7:20 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As reported in this press release, US Senator Cory Booker has joined with a number of other Democrats to formally introduce his social-justice-oriented federal marijuana reform bill. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 12:55 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As long-time readers know from series of posts in prior years, students in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar develop research projects/papers around a topic of their choosing. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 6:30 pm by Douglas A. Berman
I am grateful for a student in my marijuana reform seminar who made sure that I did not miss this new research in the journal Scientific Reports which share the title of this post and was authored by Sarah Stith, Jacob Vigil, Franco Brockelman, Keenan Keeling and Branden Hall. [read post]
Facts Surrounding the Alleged Crimes Reportedly, the defendant participated in what he believed was an organized robbery of a marijuana dispensary with some of the dispensary employees. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
More than 60 towns in New Jersey have taken some step to prohibit marijuana businesses from their borders. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 11:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Alma Allen's HB 371 reducing marijuana penalties has gotten a lot of attention because of the governor's endorsement of an essentially similar proposal. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 9:19 am by Fiona Doherty
When the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 abolished federal parole, supervised release became the primary way to monitor federal offenders after prison. [read post]
20 Feb 2019, 8:33 am by Jason Smith
(Pixabay) As a member of the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee, Assemblyman Rumpf participated in hearings held this year across the state regarding the impact of marijuana legislation on the state, including the public’s health and safety. [read post]
18 Feb 2019, 7:25 am by Douglas A. Berman
Here is the paper's abstract: As states continue to legalize or decriminalize recreational marijuana, there is a chasm within our society. [read post]
8 Feb 2019, 8:26 am by Douglas A. Berman
The on-going discussion and debate over marijuana legalization in the Empire State is worth watching closely for numerous reasons, particularly because there is good reason to expect that just about every state in the Northeast would follow New York's lead on any big reforms. [read post]
8 Feb 2019, 8:06 am by Douglas A. Berman
When Acreage Holdings last year announced that former Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner was now on its board of advisors, I was unsure whether Boehner was really interested in being a serious advocate for marijuana reform or was mostly to be a high-profile figurehead in this... [read post]
3 Feb 2019, 4:33 am by SHG
For example, a primary argument for the legalization of marijuana is that arrests disparately impact minorities. [read post]
29 Jan 2019, 9:31 am by Douglas A. Berman
Tom Angell has this effective Forbes report, headlined "Trump Attorney General Pick Puts Marijuana Enforcement Pledge In Writing," spotlighting that the next US Attorney General has made clear his inherent commitment to respecting state-level marijuana reforms. [read post]
24 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
National: Lawmakers Eye Changes to Ballot Measures – Passed and FutureGoverning – Alan Greenblatt | Published: 1/16/2019 Ballot measures have become a popular way to enact new policies, from minimum wage hikes and legalized marijuana to ethics reforms. [read post]
18 Jan 2019, 2:10 pm by John Floyd
  Marijuana and hashish mandatory minimums range from 5-10 years depending on the factual circumstances. [read post]
16 Jan 2019, 2:15 pm
Marijuana reform In an encouraging note, Barr said that he will not use Justice Department resources to enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized marijuana, including the District of Columbia. [read post]