In our first bonus episode, host Hannah Miller and co-host Douglas Berman look back at Season 1 Episode 1. The episode provides updates and insights into the continued struggle to change the crack to powder cocaine ratio from 18:1 to 1:1 and further reduce unwarranted sentencing disparities.
Author: griffin.235@osu.edu
Teaching Drugs: Incorporating Drug Policy into Law School Curriculum, 2022–2023 Cannabis Curriculum Survey Update
This report, by Ohio State’s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, marks their fifth annual survey of courses focusing on cannabis law offered by accredited law schools. The survey shows a slow but steady increase in the number of law schools offering courses on cannabis law, including law schools located in states that have legalized adult-use cannabis.
Drug Enforcement and Policy Center launches Drugs on the Docket podcast
Drugs on the Docket is a production of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) at The Ohio State University. Each episode explores how U.S. court rulings—primarily those handed down from the Supreme Court—impact drug law and policy and continue to shape the War on Drugs. Drugs on the Docket unpacks various ways courts have engaged with and responded to the opioid epidemic, police discretion, the sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine, and more. The series, hosted by Hannah Miller, invites guests with expertise in criminal justice, drug policy, and drug enforcement to help us break down the sometimes complex and always interesting stories behind today’s drug law landscape.
All six episodes are available now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and YouTube.
“Higher” Education: Trends and Issues in University Cannabis Programming
This new white paper from the Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation (CFCR) focuses on the emergence of cannabis-focused curriculum in higher education. The report was prepared by Moritz College of Law students Jake Avetisian and Ross Stone for CFCR.
Drug fact sheets
Drug fact sheets produced by the Drug Policy Alliance about the science, use, and effects of ten different classes of drugs.
Seminar: Drug Law Enforcement and the Bill of Rights
Abbreviated syllabus and reading list for Drug Law Enforcement and the Bill of Rights Seminar taught by Dr. Sarah Brady Siff at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. The seminar offers a constitutional legal history of drug control in the United States.
Link: https://u.osu.edu/teachingdrugs/files/2021/02/DrugLawEnforcementandtheBillofRights.pdf
Points Blog Teaching Points
Points is a Joint Blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society and the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. Explore the history-focused blog’s posts related to teaching and education. Posts include webinars, syllabi, and other resources for those teaching the history of drugs and alcohol in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Link: https://pointshistory.com/category/features/teaching-points/
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform Blog
This blog by Drug Enforcement and Policy Center Executive Director Douglas A. Berman focuses on marijuana law, drug policy, and drug reform. Categories include everything from marijuana tax issues and regulatory law, to broader criminal justice developments and reforms. The blog is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network and is widely read and widely cited.
Illegal Drug and Marijuana Law
by Alex Kreit, Director, Center on Addiction Law & Policy, Northern Kentucky University
“Illegal Drug and Marijuana Law provides comprehensive coverage of the many fascinating issues of law and policy related to the criminalization and regulation of mind-altering substances. The book can be used as the primary or exclusive text in a range of law school courses. Whether for a seminar on the war on drugs, an advanced criminal law course on drug crimes, a survey course on controlled substances law, or a summer study abroad course on international drug control, Illegal Drug and Marijuana Law is designed for easy adoption and with flexibility in mind.”
The previous version of this book was published under the title Controlled Substances: Crime, Regulation, and Policy in 2013.
Link: https://cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781611637892/Illegal-Drug-and-Marijuana-Law