Introduction and overview -- Primary resources: federal statutes; federal regulations; federal agencies; federal case law; state laws/regulations; other countries/international law -- Secondary sources: American Law Reports; legal encyclopedias; Wikipedia; Congressional Research Service; organizations, blogs and websites; legal blogs and law firm sites; law school courses; legal publications, law journals and books; newspapers, magazines and journal articles; Westlaw.
Summary:
"An important legal resource guide to help the researcher navigate the law concerning this rapidly changing area. Primary sources are explored at length, including the federal law controlling marijuana and the federal regulations scheduling it as an illegal drug. Furthermore, US Supreme Court cases are highlighted regarding the recent conflict of federal v. state law whereby jurisdictions such as California have legalized medical marijuana. A state-by-state listing of laws allowing medical marijuana and/or recreational marijuana is explored in detail. The secondary sources, such as websites, blogs, law review articles, are also detailed, allowing the reader, researcher and student to find information on this trending topic of law"--Publisher.
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