Updates and New Materials by Topic
Chapter 1 – Introduction
- 3 Fig. 1.1: Only One State Has Not Yet Legalized Marijuana in Some Form . . .
- 4-7: Why I Write and Teach About Marijuana Law
Chapter 2 – What is Marijuana?
- 17: Does Terminology Matter? “Marijuana”, “Cannabis”, and Public Opinion
- 21-26: Is CBD Legal Under Federal Law?
- 17-31: New Congressional Farm Bill Legalizes Some Marijuana
- 21-27: Federal Court Refuses (for now) to Order Return of 7,000 Pounds of “Hemp” Seized by State Police
- 21-27: States have Proposed Hemp Regulations, but None Yet Approved by USDA
- 21-27: USDA Releases Draft of Proposed Hemp Regulations
- 27: The Odd Legal Status of CBD Under Federal Law
- 27-29: Update: State Judge Upholds Idaho Seizure of Massive Hemp Shipment (and Gets Lost Along the Way)
Chapter 3 – The Regulation of Marijuana Users in Prohibition Regimes
- 36-54: Federal Court Refuses (for now) to Order Return of 7,000 Pounds of “Hemp” Seized by State Police
- 92-98: The Collision Between Federal Immigration Law and State Marijuana Reforms
- 96-97: What Does New York’s Latest Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Accomplish?
Chapter 4 – The Regulation of Marijuana Users in Legalization Regimes
- 127: Four Marijuana Measures on the Ballot in November 2018
- 131-133: How Can / Should Regulators Respond to the Vaping Illness Scare?
- 133-141: Some Observations About How Vermont Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- 141-143: What’s the Point of Rescheduling Marijuana in a Medical Marijuana State?
- 157-160: What’s the Point of Rescheduling Marijuana in a Medical Marijuana State?
- 166-172: What Does New York’s Latest Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Accomplish?
Chapter 5 – Policy Toward Marijuana Users
- 195-251: New York State Department of Health Releases Report on Legalization
- 195-203: Interesting Opportunity to Try to Shape the WHO’s Scheduling of CBD
- 195-213: Marijuana and the Opioid Crisis
- 195-213: Marijuana, Opioids, and Some Thoughts on Empirical Research on Marijuana Policy
- 209 n.5: NYT piece on popularity of CBD
- 218: Marijuana and the Opioid Crisis
- 219 n.3: What are the Harms of CBD Use? Making Sense of the FDA’s Recent Warning
- 232-35: California’s Public Education Campaign
- 249: My reactions to Cory Booker’s legalization proposal
Chapter 6 – Authority over Marijuana Users
- 272-275: Interesting Opportunity to Try to Shape the WHO’s Scheduling of CBD
- 278-283: Two Interesting Developments in Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Law
- 282 n.2: Could the States Do Anything to Blunt the Impact of a Federal Crackdown?
- 283-288: Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
- 283-288: New Congressional Farm Bill Legalizes Some Marijuana
- 291-295: Some Observations About How Vermont Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- 294-295, nn. 4-5: Cases to Watch: Lawsuit Challenges Florida Restriction on Smokable Marijuana
- 294-295, nn. 4-5: UPDATE: Florida Passes Law Removing Ban on Smokable Marijuana
Chapter 7 – The Regulation of Marijuana Suppliers in Prohibition Regimes
- 315-326: Some Observations About How Vermont Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- 343-353: Coverage of Developments Concerning the DOJ’s Response to Legalization
- 343-353: How U.S. Attorneys Have Responded to the Rescission of Marijuana Enforcement Guidance
- 343-353: Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama Era Enforcement Guidance: Five Observations
- 353-358: Congress Renews DOJ Spending Rider
- 397-398: The Corporate Tax Cut Might Have Done More for Marijuana Suppliers than Repealing Section 280E Would Have
- 397-400: Interesting New Tax Court Decision on Section 280E
- 400-406: Court Dismisses Civil RICO Suit Against Marijuana Supplier, Tees Up Potential Circuit Split
- 403-406: Federal appeals court allows private civil RICO to proceed against state-licensed marijuana grower
- 403-406: UPDATE: Plaintiff Loses Colorado RICO Lawsuit (Safe Streets)
- 406-412: New Article Proposes Expanded State Protections for Marijuana Trademarks
- 406-412: Should the Patent & Trademark Office Register Trademarks for Marijuana Products?
- 407: New Article on Enforcement of Marijuana Patents
Chapter 8 – The Regulation of Marijuana Suppliers in Legalization Regimes
- 413-416: Some Observations About How Vermont Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- 445 n.3: Cases to Watch: California Growers Association vs. California Department of Food and Agriculture
- 446: Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
- 446-447, 454: Cases to Watch: Applicant Sues to Block Ohio from Using Racial Preferences in the Award of Commercial Marijuana Licenses
- 447-451: Do (Should) State Marijuana Reforms Apply Retroactively?
- 451-452: Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
- 451-452: Iowa Officials Urged Not to Permit Importation of CBD from Minnesota
- 454 n.1: Suit Challenging Maryland’s Refusal to Use Racial Preferences in Licensing Has Been Settled
- 454 n.1: Two Interesting Developments in Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Law
- 456-462: Caveat Emptor: Are Marijuana Labels Accurate?
- 456-462: Visualizing Different State Labeling Requirements
- 462-463: The Looping Problem in Marijuana Sales
- 462 n.3: How Can / Should Regulators Respond to the Vaping Illness Scare?
- 466-478: Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
- 478: The Foreignness of Canadian Marijuana Legalization
- 478: Observations On Utah’s Proposed State Distribution System
- 478: UPDATE: Utah Scraps State Marijuana Distribution Plan
Chapter 9 – Policy Toward Marijuana Suppliers
- 483-525: New York State Department of Health Releases Report on Legalization
- 484-489: Is Small Marijuana Doomed?
- 489-491: Four Marijuana Measures on the Ballot in November 2018
- 489-498: How to Lure Consumers Away from the Marijuana Black Market
- 499-501: Caveat Emptor: Are Marijuana Labels Accurate?
- 500 n.3: California’s Public Education Campaign
- 500 n.5: Why We Won’t Learn Much from a New Products Liability Lawsuit Against Marijuana Vape Manufacturers
- 507-517: Interesting New Tax Court Decision on Section 280E
- 512: Some Observations About How Vermont Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- 512-515: Cases to Watch: California Growers Association vs. California Department of Food and Agriculture
- 513 n.3: Is Small Marijuana Doomed?
- 520-525: Cases to Watch: Applicant Sues to Block Ohio from Using Racial Preferences in the Award of Commercial Marijuana Licenses
- 520-525: UPDATE: State Judge Holds Use of Race in Ohio Medical Marijuana Licensing Unconstitutional
- 520-525: What Makes Illinois’s New Adult-Use Marijuana Law Noteworthy . . .
- 521: Panel Discussion of The Promise and Pitfalls of the Marijuana Justice Act
- 521: My reactions to Cory Booker’s legalization proposal
- 522-525: Suit Challenging Maryland’s Refusal to Use Racial Preferences in Licensing Has Been Settled
- 522-525: Two Interesting Developments in Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Law
- 522-525: New Study Defends Constitutionality of Racial / Gender Preferences in the Award of State Marijuana Licenses
Chapter 10 – Authority over Marijuana Suppliers
- 532: Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama Era Enforcement Guidance: Five Observations
- 533-550: DOJ Suit Challenging California Sanctuary Laws Could Have Ramifications for State Marijuana Reforms as Well
- 535-550: The Implications of Murphy v. NCAA for State Marijuana Reforms
- 535-550: Nebraska Attorney General Gives the State Some Bad Legal Advice Concerning Marijuana Legalization
- 545-546: Two Interesting Developments in Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Law
- 548 n.6: Could the States Do Anything to Blunt the Impact of a Federal Crackdown?
- 550-568: California Takes on Weedmaps Over Unlicensed Marijuana Shops
- 560-568: My reactions to Cory Booker’s legalization proposal
- 560-568: Spillover Effects of Permissive Marijuana Laws — Lessons from Local Alcohol and Firearms Controls
- 561-568: What Makes Illinois’s New Adult-Use Marijuana Law Noteworthy . . .
Chapter 11 – The Regulation of Third Parties
- 571-576: California Takes on Weedmaps Over Unlicensed Marijuana Shops
- 571-577: The Looping Problem in Marijuana Sales
- 571-577: UPDATE: Maine Supreme Court Holds State Worker Compensation Law Preempted
- 571-577: New Jersey Court Orders Employer to Reimburse Injured Employee for Cost of Medical Marijuana
- 577-584: The Ongoing Criminal Case Against a San Diego Medical Marijuana Attorney
- 589-593: Federal Court Refuses (for now) to Order Return of 7,000 Pounds of “Hemp” Seized by State Police
Chapter 12 – The Law, Policy, and Authority Issues Confronting Professionals
- 616-618: Are Physicians Being Adequately Trained to Recommend Marijuana to Their Patients?
- 616-618: Massachusetts Medical Society Launches New Cannabis Curriculum
- 626-635: The Ongoing Criminal Case Against a San Diego Medical Marijuana Attorney
- 626-635: UPDATE: The Criminal Case Against a San Diego Marijuana Attorney has Settled
- 631-638: California Issues (Draft) Formal Ethics Opinion for Attorneys Advising Marijuana Clients
- 626-644: Bar Associations (list of links).
Chapter 13 – The Law Policy, and Authority Issues Confronting Businesses
- 645-655: Insurance for Marijuana Suppliers
- 655-662: PharmaCann v. BV Development: Another Land Use Issue Confronts Marijuana Suppliers
- 662-680: Massachusetts court finds employers must accommodate employee’s off-duty medical marijuana use
- 662-680: Federal District Court finds Connecticut law barring employment discrimination against medical marijuana users is NOT preempted by the federal CSA
- 662-680: Update: Connecticut Employment Discrimination Case (Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic)
- 662-680: Cases to Watch: Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers and Workers’ Compensation
- 662-680: UPDATE: Maine Supreme Court Holds State Worker Compensation Law Preempted
- 664 n.3: May Competitive Athletes Use Marijuana?
- 681-695: It’s Getting Easier for Marijuana Companies to Open Bank Accounts
- 681-695: Federal Marijuana Banking Bill Advances (a Little)
Chapter 14 – The Law Policy, and Authority Issues Confronting Government Officials
- 698-703: Observations On Utah’s Proposed State Distribution System
- 698-703: UPDATE: Utah Scraps State Marijuana Distribution Plan
- 723-725: Arizona Supreme Court says State May not Criminalize Possession of Medical Marijuana on College Campuses
Other
- ABA Passes Resolution Calling Upon Congress to Reform Federal Marijuana Policy
- Analysis of the Warren-Gardner STATES Act
- The Evolving Federal Response to State Marijuana Reforms
- The Foreignness of Canadian Marijuana Legalization
- Recapping 3 Notable Federal Developments Affecting Marijuana Law in 2018
List is current as of February 6, 2020