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
Part I : background. -- Overview : 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) -- Part II : federal law. -- 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 -- Hemp and CBD -- Part III : state and local law. -- State law -- Local law -- State vs. state disputes -- Special criminal issues -- Part IV : practical issues arising from legalization. -- 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 -- Part V : social and policy 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 -- Appendix : legality of marijuana by United States Jurisdiction as of September 2021