Looking closely at intersection of marijuana policy and immigration

After a Spring Break break, my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar students are back next week to continue making presentations based on their selected marijuana-related research issue.  A student this coming week is exploring the ever-so-timely topic of immigration and its intersection with marijuana laws and policies.  Here are the resources the student assembled as background on this topic:

1.  Press article: “If pot is legalized, it can still have big consequences for certain immigrants“

2.  Press article: “When Immigrants are Deported for Smoking weed“

3.  Press Article: “How Marijuana Gets People Deported, In 5 Simple Charts“

4.  Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) Report: “Immigration Impact: Analysis of the Adult Use of Marijuana“

5.  Law review article: “Nonserious Marijuana Offenses and Noncitizens: Uncounseled Pleas and Disproportionate Consequences“