The Drug Enforcement and Policy Center has been tracking known cannabis law courses taught in the United States at accredited law schools from the 2018-19 school year through the 2022-23 school year. The table below includes data from all of these school years with the exception of 2018-19 due to space constraints. To see the full list of cannabis courses, including those from 2018-19, see Appendix A in the latest Teaching Drugs report.
School Name (2023 rank) | Cannabis regime | Courses: 2019/2020 | Courses: 2020/2021 | Courses: 2021/2022 | Courses: 2022/2023 |
Harvard University (4) | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | none | none | none | none |
New York University (7) | Adult-use (2014, 2021) | none | none | none | 1L Reading Group: Legalization of Marijuana |
UC Berkeley (9) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy |
University of Michigan (10) | Adult-use (2008, 2018) | none | none | Cannabis Law and Social Justice | Current Issues in Cannabis Law |
Northwestern University (13) | Adult-use (2013, 2019) | Marijuana Policy Law | none | Marijuana Policy Law | Cannabis Law, Business, and Policy |
UCLA (15) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Cannabis Law and Regulation | none | none | none |
Vanderbilt (17) | Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy | |
Boston University (17) | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | none | Cannabis Externship | Cannabis Externship Fieldwork | none |
Boston University (17) | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | Law and Regulation of Cannabis | Law and Regulation of Cannabis | none | none |
USC (20) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | none | none | Marijuana Cannabis Law |
University of Minnesota (21) | Medical (2014) | none | none | none | Cannabis Law & Policy: Past, Present and Future |
University of Florida (Levin) (21) | Medical (2016) | Medical Marijuana Law and Policy | Medical Marijuana Law and Policy | Marijuana Law and Policy | Medical Marijuana Law and Policy |
University of Georgia (29) | none | From Contraband to Commodity: Regulating the New Marijuana Markets | From Contraband to Commodity: Regulating the New Marijuana Markets | none | |
Ohio State University (Moritz) (30) | Medical (2016) | Cannabiz: Exploring the “Legalized” Cannabis Industry | Cannabiz: Exploring the “Legalized” Cannabis Industry | Cannabiz: Exploring the “Legalized” Cannabis Industry | Cannabiz: Exploring the Legalization of Marijuana |
Ohio State University (Moritz) (30) | Medical (2016) | Seminar: Marijuana Law | none | Seminar: Marijuana Law | Seminar: Marijuana Law Policy and Reform |
University of California-Davis (37) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Drug Law and Policy Seminar | Drug Law and Policy Seminar | none | none |
Texas A&M University (46) | Cannabis Law, Policy and Business | none | Cannabis Law, Policy and Business | none | |
University of Washington (49) | Adult-use (1998, 2012) | Cannabis Law Seminar | Cannabis Law Seminar | Cannabis Law Seminar | Cannabis Law Seminar |
University of Colorado-Boulder (49) | Adult-use (2000, 2012) | The Regulation of Marijuana | The Regulation of Marijuana | none | Regulation of Marijuana |
University of California (Hastings) (51) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law |
Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (52) | Adult-use (2014, 2021) | none | none | none | Special Topics: Cannabis Law |
Villanova University (56) | Medical (2016) | none | none | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law |
Penn. State University–Carlisle (Dickinson) (58) | Medical (2016) | Agricultural Law | none | none | none |
Temple University (Beasley) (63) | Medical (2016) | Drug Law, Policy, and Practice: Marijuana Regulation | Drug Law, Policy, and Practice: Marijuana Regulation | none | none |
University of Connecticut (64) | Adult-use (2021,2012) | none | none | none | Cannabis Law, Policy and Culture |
University of Missouri (67) | Medical (2018) | The Regulation of Medical Marijuana Businesses | none | none | none |
Loyola Marymount University (67) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Business Law |
Loyola University Chicago (73) | Adult-use (2013, 2019) | none | Marijuana Law | none | none |
Seton Hall University (73) | Adult-use (2010, 2020) | none | none | none | Cannabis Law |
University of Miami (73) | Medical (2016) | none | none | none | Craft Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis: Regulatory and Transactional Consider-ations for Industry and Investors |
University of Denver (Sturm) (78) | Adult-use (2000, 2012) | Representing the Marijuana Client | Representing the Marijuana Client | none | none |
University of Denver (Sturm) (78) | Adult-use (2000, 2012) | none | none | Cannabis Externship Seminar | Marijuana Law and Policy |
University of Denver (Sturm) (78) | Adult-use (2000, 2012) | Regulating Cannabis | none | none | none |
Drexel University (Kline) (78) | Medical (2016) | Marijuana Law | none | none | none |
University of Pittsburgh (78) | Medical (2016) | none | none | none | Cannabis and the Law |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (86) | Adult-use (2020, 2010) | Current Legal Issues in Marijuana Regulation | Current Legal Issues in Marijuana Regulation | Current Legal Issues in Marijuana Regulation | Current Legal Issues in Marijuana Regulation |
University of Arkansas—Fayetteville (86) | Medical (2016) | none | none | none | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) (88) | Adult-use (1998, 2014) | none | Cannabis Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Michigan State University (91) | Adult-use (2008, 2018) | Marijuana Law | Marijuana Law | Marijuana Law | Marijuana Law |
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (94) | Adult-use (2013, 2019) | Cannabis Law | none | none | none |
Saint Louis University (98) | Medical (2018) | none | none | Cannabis Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Indiana University–Indianapolis (McKinney) (98) | none | none | Marijuana Law & Policy Seminar | none | |
Stetson University (111) | Medical (2016) | Comparative Analysis of Global Marijuana Laws | none | none | none |
University of Missouri–Kansas City (114) | Medical (2018) | none | none | Missouri Cannabis Law | none |
University of Maine (114) | Adult-use (1999, 2016) | none | Cannabis Law, Business, and Policy | Cannabis Law, Business, & Policy | none |
Seattle University (116) | Adult-use (1998, 2012) | none | Cannabis Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Gonzaga University (116) | Adult-use (1998, 2012) | none | none | none | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Hofstra University (Deane) (118) | Medical (2014) | Business and Law of Marijuana | Business and Law of Marijuana | none | Business and Law of Marijuana |
University of Tulsa (118) | Medical (2018) | none | none | Cannabis Law and Policy | none |
Albany Law School (122) | Adult-use (2014, 2021) | Marijuana Law | Marijuana Law | none | Marijuana Law |
Suffolk University (122) | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | Cannabis Law Seminar | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law |
University of Baltimore (122) | Medical (2014) | none | Marijuana Law | none | Marijuana Law |
Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (127) | Medical (2016) | none | none | Marijuana Law: Policy and Authority | Marijuana Law: Policy and Authority |
New York Law School (129) | Adult-use (2014, 2021) | none | none | Cannabis Law | Cannabis Law |
Willamette University (129) | Adult-use (1998, 2014) | none | Cannabis Law | none | Cannabis Law |
Santa Clara University (133) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | Drug Policy Practicum: Cannabis Law and Policy | Drug Policy Practicum: Cannabis Law and Policy | Drug Policy Practicum: Cannabis Law and Policy |
University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (133) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | none | Marijuana Law Seminar | Marijuana Law |
University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (133) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | none | none | Practice & Business of Cannabis Law |
Pace University (Haub) (142) | Medical (2014) | none | Cannabis Law: Practice & Policy | Cannabis Law: Practice & Policy | Cannabis Law: Practice & Policy |
Quinnipiac University (147-192) | Medical (2012) | Symposium: Marijuana Law | none | none | none |
University of Toledo (147-192) | Medical (2016) | Marijuana Law and Policy | none | none | Marijuana Law and Policy |
Southwestern Law School (147-192) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Evolution of Cannabis Law | Evolution of Cannabis Law | Evolution of Cannabis Law | Evolution of Cannabis Law |
Golden Gate University (147-192) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | none | none | Externship: Cannabis Law Clinic |
California Western School of Law (147-192) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Marijuana and the Law | Marijuana and the Law | Marijuana and the Law | Marijuana and the Law |
New England Law Boston (147-192) | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | Marijuana Law and Policy | Perspectives in Law: Marijuana Law and Policy | Perspectives in Law: Business Compliance in Marijuana Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Western New England University (147-192) | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | none | Cannabis Law and Policy (Online) | Cannabis Law and Policy | Cannabis Law and Policy |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law (147-192) | Medical (2014) | none | Seminar: Marijuana and the Law | Seminar: Marijuana and the Law | none |
Charleston School of Law (147-192) | none | none | Cannabis Law and Policy | none | |
Florida A&M University (147-192) | Medical (2016) | Marijuana Law and Policy | none | none | Advanced Topics in Law Seminar A: Marijuana and Policy |
Appalachian School of Law (147-192) | Adult-use (2020, 2021) | none | Marijuana Law and Policy | none | none |
Southern University Law Center (147-192) | Medical (2020) | none | none | none | Law and Medicine (Med. Marijuana) |
University of Massachu-setts–Dartmouth | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | none | none | Cannabis Regulation | none |
Western Michigan University | Adult-use (2008, 2018) | none | Medical Marijuana & the Law | Medical Marijuana & the Law | none |
Arizona Summit Law School (closed) |
Adult-use (2010, 2020) | Cannabis Law and Policy | none | none | none |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (not accredited by AALS) | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | none | The Legal Cannabis Industry and IPP | none | none |