New Resources
Law
Introduction
NORML. Map of State Marijuana Laws
Congressional Research Service. (Sept. 2013). State Marijuana Legalization Initiatives:Implications for Federal Law Enforcement
Marijuana Policy Project. State by State Medical Marijuana Laws.
State
Colorado Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force
Information on Washington State Legalization Initiative 502
Federal
Statutes
Federal Laws & Penalties for Marijuana Possession and Distribution
Supreme Court Cases
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Co-op., 532 U.S. 483 (2001)
Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005)
Other Federal Cases
Conant v. Walters, 309 F.3d 629 (9 Cir. 2002), cert den. 540 US 946, 124 S. Ct. 387, 157 L. Ed. 2d 276 (2003).
James v. City of Costa Mesa, 700 F.3d 394 (9 Cir. 2012).
Californians Helping to Alleviate Med. Problems, Inc. v. Comm’r 128 T.C. 173 (2007)
Regulations & Administrative Guidance
United States Department of Justice Memoranda for Federal Prosecutors
United States Department of Justice. (February 2014). Guidance Regarding Marijuana Related Finamcial Crimes
United States Department of Treasury. (February 2014). BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana Related Businesses
International Treaties
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961).
Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971).
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).
Advocates
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Americans for Safe Access (ASA)
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
International Drug Policy Consortium
Anti-Legalization/Skeptics
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)
Save Our Society from Drugs (S.O.S.)
Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM)
Government
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Drug Czar)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
International Narcotics Control Board
Media
PBS Frontline: Busted, America’s War on Drugs
Brookings Institute. (May 2013).Discussion on Legalization
Sanjay Gupta. (August 2013). Why I Changed My Mind on Weed.
Cato Institute. Discussion on Politics & Science of Medical Marijuana
Scholarship
RAND Corporation. Marijuana Legalization Page
Humboldt Institute On Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research
Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
Business
National Cannabis Industry Association
Medicine
Paul Armentano . Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature, 2000-2013.
National Academy of Sciences. (1999). Marijuana as Medicine: Assessing the Science Base
History
National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. Drug Use in America: Problem in Perspective.