20 ABA Journal Cannabis Law articles.
Even before the end of Prohibition in 1933, public concern about narcotics addiction had been mounting. In the latter half of the 19th century, various opioids and cocaine were used in “patent medicines” and were widely available for sale, with drug laws and their enforcement deferred to the states.
Aug 1, 2023 12:10 AM CDT
New Jersey now has the equivalent of hall monitors in some workplaces. Except these hall monitors—known officially as workplace impairment recognition experts—are keeping an eye on the adults in the building. They are looking for signs the adults are high.
Feb 1, 2023 1:00 AM CST
Dec 23, 2022 8:40 AM CST
Dec 12, 2022 8:47 AM CST
Justice Cannabis Co. is one of the biggest of the little guys in the rough-and-tumble, fast-paced and legally treacherous world of marijuana growing and selling.
Dec 1, 2022 12:00 AM CST
While Indigenous communities have long integrated plant-based psychedelics such as peyote and ayahuasca into their spiritual practices, interest in using both natural and synthetic hallucinogenic substances to alleviate depression and anxiety as well as anorexia, substance use disorder and other mental health conditions has increased in recent decades.
Aug 1, 2022 3:00 AM CDT
Andrew Chadeayne, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, is also a patent lawyer. His experience includes intellectual property work for pharmaceutical companies and a major freight forwarder. But it was his work for the revolutionary cannabis research company Ebbu that ignited his interest in developing and commercializing the mind-altering properties of much-maligned plants.
Dec 1, 2021 2:10 AM CST
Feb 1, 2021 1:30 AM CST
Apr 1, 2020 2:10 AM CDT
Apr 1, 2020 12:30 AM CDT
Under federal law, the decriminalized marijuana industry is in a slightly precarious position. Congress has prevented the Department of Justice from interfering with state-legal medical marijuana, but it left the DOJ free to enforce federal law against state-legal recreational marijuana businesses.
Nov 1, 2017 1:40 AM CDT
There is no clear scientific consensus when it comes to smoking pot and driving. And few of the tools police officers have long relied on to determine whether a driver is too drunk to drive, such as the Breathalyzer, exist for marijuana.
Apr 1, 2017 3:10 AM CDT
May 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT
Dec 1, 2015 4:00 AM CST
Jul 1, 2015 6:05 AM CDT
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