Successful ballot measures for marijuana and other drugs create opportunities for lawyers

Feb 1, 2021 1:30 AM CST

Fairness is an issue in clearing low-level marijuana convictions

Apr 1, 2020 2:10 AM CDT

ABA House of Delegates urges legislation protecting marijuana lawyers and banks

Apr 1, 2020 12:30 AM CDT

To Colorado, marijuana is a business—to the federal government, it’s a criminal conspiracy

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

When is someone too stoned to drive? The question is trickier than you’d think for courts to answer

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

Oregonians get a chance to erase marijuana-growing convictions

When voters in five jurisdictions legalized recreational marijuana, "overcriminalization" was one of the arguments they considered. Among other things, proponents of legalization argued that it's unfair and unnecessary to stigmatize people for life with criminal convictions for nonviolent drug use.

May 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT

Can marijuana ads be shown on TV in states where it’s legal? Broadcasters aren’t so sure

If the recent spate of states repealing marijuana prohibitions could be likened to a revolution, it's one that won't be televised—at least not as a commercial. That's the transmission received recently in Colorado, where a 15-second advertisement for a cannabis-oil vape pen that was set to air during a Denver…

Dec 1, 2015 4:00 AM CST

Meet a lawyer trying to guide the all-cash cannabis industry into the federal banking system

South Carolina litigator Mark Mason knew as much about the marijuana industry as any other middle-aged, law-abiding lawyer. That is, until his son called from Denver asking for help. Now Mason, principal in the five-lawyer Mason Law Firm in Mount Pleasant, is leading the charge to give Colorado's all-cash cannabis…

Jul 1, 2015 6:05 AM CDT

Former DEA agent switches over to the legal marijuana industry

May 1, 2014 9:39 AM CDT

Risk Averse: Insurance Firm Looks Askance at ‘Pot Lawyers’

Aug 1, 2012 8:30 AM CDT

Up In Smoke: Voter Reactions Have Some Saying It’s Time to Rethink Cannabis Regulation

Dec 1, 2010 7:50 AM CST

Medical Marijuana Is No Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

Dec 1, 2010 7:48 AM CST

Growing Practices

A New Crop of Lawyers Has Created a Niche Representing Medical Marijuana Clinics

May 23, 2006 7:51 AM CDT