This page hosts known general drug law courses taught during the 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21, academic years in the United States at accredited law schools. The Teaching Drugs Reports published in 2022 and beyond do not include an accounting of general drug law courses. DEPC does not plan to update this page in the future.
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | ||||
| School | 2021 Rank* | State | Cannabis regime | Class title | Class title | Class title |
| Stanford University | 2 | CA | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Anatomy of the Opioid Litigation: A Case Study in Complex Litigation | ||
| Harvard University | 3 | MA | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | Mass Incarceration and Sentencing Law | ||
| University of Chicago | 4 | IL | Adult-use (2013, 2019) | Greenberg Seminars: Crime and Politics in Charm City: A Portrait of the Urban Drug War | Crime and Politics in Charm City: A Portrait of the War on Drugs | |
| Columbia University | 4 | NY | Medical (2014) | Drugs, Law and Policy | ||
| Georgetown | 14 | DC | Adult-use (2013, 2014) | Drug Law and Policy Seminar: A Critical Perspective on the War on Drugs in the Americas | ||
| Georgetown | 14 | DC | Adult-use (2013, 2014) | Addiction and Mental Health Law and Policy | ||
| Georgetown | 14 | DC | Adult-use (2013, 2014) | Global Drug Law and Regulation | Global Drug Law and Regulation | |
| UCLA | 15 | CA | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Current Topics in Criminal Law | Current Topics in Criminal Law | Current Topics in Criminal Law |
| George Washington University | 23 | DC | Adult-use (2013, 2014) | Drugs and the Law | Drugs and the Law | Drugs and the Law |
| University of Florida (Levin) | 24 | FL | Medical (2016) | Federal Sentencing | ||
| University of Florida (Levin) | 24 | FL | Medical (2016) | The Role of the State Attorneys General | ||
| Washington and Lee | 31 | VA | Criminal Regulation of Vice Seminar | |||
| William and Mary Law School | 31 | VA | Health, Crime, and the Opioid Crisis | Health, Crime, and the Opioid Crisis | ||
| University of California–Davis | 38 | CA | Adult-use (1996, 2016) | Drug Law and Policy Seminar | Drug Law and Policy Seminar | Drug Law and Policy Seminar |
| Ohio State University (Moritz) | 38 | OH | Medical (2016) | Drug Crimes | Drug Crimes | |
| Ohio State University (Moritz) | 38 | OH | Medical (2016) | Drug Law Enforcement & Bill of Rights | ||
| University of Maryland (Carey) | 47 | MD | Medical (2014) | Opioid Epidemic: Law & Policy Seminar | ||
| University of Richmond | 54 | VA | Vices – Prohibition, Regulation, and Social Impact | Vices – Prohibition, Regulation, and Social Impact | ||
| Northeastern University | 67 | MA | Adult-use (2012, 2016) | Drug Law and Policy | Drug Law and Policy | |
| University of Miami | 67 | FL | Medical (2016) | Controlled Substances | Controlled Substances | |
| Case Western Reserve University | 76 | OH | Medical (2016) | The Wire and the War on Drugs | The Wire and the War on Drugs | |
| University of New Hampshire School of Law | 88 | NH | Medical (2013) | Drugs and Weapons Trafficking | Drugs and Weapons Trafficking | |
| Drexel University (Kline) | 93 | PA | Medical (2016) | Crime and Community | ||
| Marquette University | 102 | WI | Crime and Punishment in America since 1933 | |||
| Gonzaga University | 118 | WA | Adult-use (1998, 2012) | Drug Law and Policy | ||
| Indiana University—Indianapolis (McKinney) | 122 | IN | Opioid Epidemic Policy and Legislative Drafting | |||
| University of Baltimore | 126 | MD | Medical (2014) | The Wire: Crime, Law and Policy | The Wire: Crime, Law and Policy | |
| Duquesne University | 129 | PA | Medical (2016) | Drug Regulation: Current Issues | Drug Regulation: Current Issues | |
| University of Memphis (Humphreys) | 141 | TN | Mass Incarceration Seminar | Mass Incarceration Seminar | Mass Incarceration Seminar | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 148-194 | MI | Adult-use (2008, 2018) | Selected Topics in Criminal Law Seminar | ||
| University of North Dakota | 148-194 | ND | Medical (2016) | Drug Use: Criminal Law, Policy, & History | ||
| University of North Dakota | 148-194 | ND | Medical (2016) | Drug Use: Criminal Law, Policy, & History | ||
| Elon University | 148-194 | NC | Addiction Law and Policy | |||
*(US News 2021)