Marijuana law in a nutshell / Mark K. Osbeck, Clinical Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School; Howard Bromberg, Clinical Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School.
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| Language: | English |
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St. Paul, MN :
West Academic Publishing,
[2017]
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| Series: | Nutshell series.
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 506 pages ; 19 cm. |
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Contents:
- Marijuana regulation in the United States
- Marijuana
- History of marijuana law (part I. the march to total prohibition)
- History of marijuana law (part II. the slow and halting return toward legalization)
- The Controlled Substances Act of 1970
- Enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act
- Challenges, defenses, and exemptions to the CSA
- Federalism and preemption
- Special federal jurisdictions
- International treaty obligations of the United States
- State law
- Local law
- State vs. state disputes
- Special criminal issues
- Federal banking laws and the marijuana-related business
- Employment law issues
- Impaired driving and marijuana
- Professional responsibility issues for lawyers
- Taxation of marijuana-related businesses
- Additional civil issues
- Marijuana and other drugs
- Medical arguments for and against legalization
- Policy arguments for and against legalization
- Foreign law approaches
- Marijuana in American culture
- Looking forward.