COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL MARIJUANA LAWS The …

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL MARIJUANA LAWS

The Hague, Netherlands July 8-11, 2019, 9am-12:15pm

Jennifer Smith, Professor of Law Florida A&M University College of Law

jennifer.smith@famu.edu

Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Marijuana (cannabis) is one of the most popular drugs in the world and one of the most highly regulated. Marijuana is globally the most commonly used psychoactive substance under international control. International laws concerning both medical and recreational use of marijuana are changing rapidly. Many countries have legalized marijuana for medical use and efforts to legalize its recreational use are gaining ground. Some nations have hired government experts in cannabis (czars). This emerging area of law and policy brings unprecedented legal issues to the forefront and intersects with so many other areas of the law: banking, bankruptcy, insurance, tax, intellectual property, human rights, products liability, employment, professional responsibility, business, etc. This four day (12.5 hour) class will examine the competing approaches to regulating marijuana (medical and non-medical use), the rationales behind these approaches, where legal authority resides for choosing among them, why understanding marijuana law is a civil rights issue both domestically and abroad, and the future of global marijuana laws.

COURSE MATERIALS:

Below is a compendium of materials on cannabis law. Each day has both written materials and video links. We will cover the written materials, and we will strive to get through all the video links; however, that will depend on the length and depth of class discussions. Read the written materials before class.

Class Date

Reading

1 July 8 WHAT IS MARIJUANA (CANNABIS)? WHAT IS HEMP?

What is Marijuana? (Ch. 2, attached)

The Term: "Marijuana," (3 min) & see:

Marijuana v. Hemp, (3 min)

Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005)

Marijuana Timeline,

Cole Memorandum,

Sessions Memorandum,

The Health and Social Effects of Nonmedical Cannabis Use, World Health Organization, Chs. 2 and 9,

Legalization of Marijuana and the Conflict with International Drug Control, (SECTION III)

Magic Weed History of Marijuana (world), (48 min)

U.S. Cannabis Facility, (5 min)

Canada Cannabis Facility, (3 min)

Foreign Law Approaches (Ch. 24, attached)

2 July 9 MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Endocannabinoid System, ;

Opiates vs. Marijuana, (4 min)

Pediatric Patients and Medical Marijuana, uana&&view=detail&mid=251785B15486AB3012C1251785B15486AB3012C 1&&FORM=VRDGAR (5 min)

Medical Marijuana and Israel, (17 min)

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Marijuana and NFL,

Marijuana and the Military, ;

Jamaica and Marijuana, (3 min); ; (sacrament)

Cannabis and Health, (11 min)

Cannabis and Health, (15 min)

Canada Medical Marijuana, (12 min)

Medical Marijuana in the Netherlands,

Marijuana Card,

Government regulations and Medical Marijuana, ; f;

3 July 10 CIVIL RIGHTS AND CANNABIS; INVESTING IN CANNABIS

Marijuana and Race, (6 min)

Weed and Racism,

Man Behind Evil Weed, (33 min)

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Weed and POC in the business, (10 min)

Marijuana Arrests, (4 min)

Marijuana and Mexicans, (3 min)

Politics and Weed, (2 min/second video)

Race and the Drug War,

Marijuana Millionaires, (3 min)

Marijuana Global Business Market, (8 min)

Morocco and Hash (Cannabis extract), (15 min)

Cannabis and the Caribbean,

Marijuana Investments, (2 min);

Pot Stocks, (5 min)

Starting a Recreational Marijuana Business, (7 min)

4 July 11 INTERSECTION OF CANNABIS LAW AND OTHER AREAS OF LAW (CANNABIS CLIENTS); FUTURE OF CANNABIS LAW

Issues Confronting Marijuana-Related Businesses (Ch. 15, attached)

Marijuana and U.S. Banks, (3 min)

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Safe Banking Act,

Navigating the Maze of International Cannabis Trademarks,

Cannabis and Trademarks, (3 min)

Weed and Trademarks, (44 min)

Navigating the Maze of International Cannabis Trademarks,

U.S. Treasury Memorandum,

SBA Policy Notice on Marijuana, 0-17057_Revised_Guidance_on_Credit_Elsewhere_and_Other_Provisions.pdf

IRS Memorandum,

Professional Responsibility Issues for Attorneys, ber-2017/the-ethical-landmines-surrounding-advising-clients-about-marijua/; ; ; ; ;

Products Liability, Kirk v. Nutritional Elements, Inc., and Gaia's Garden, No. 2016cv31310 (Denver County Court), ;

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