Resources
Legal Resources Concerning Marijuana Laws
General survey resourses
State Marijuana Laws Map from Governing magazine
State Medical Marijuana Laws assembled by NCSL
State/Federal Laws as assembled by NORML
Congressional Research Service Report on State Legalization Efforts and Federal Law
Congressional Scorecard by NORML
Jurisdiction-specific resources
Information on the federal Controlled Substances Act provided by the FDA
US Department of Justice Memoranda for federal prosecutors:
- October 2009 Ogden Memo
- June 2011 Cole Memo
- August 2013 Cole Memo
- October 2014 Wilkinson Memo on Indian Country Policy
Colorado Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force
Information on Washington State Legalization Initiative 502
Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy (CA)
Supreme Court rulings
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Co-op., 532 U.S. 483 (2001)
Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005)
Pro-Legalization/Anti-Drug War Resources
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Americans for Safe Access (ASA)
Anti-Legalization/Skeptic Resources
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Drug Czar)
Parents Opposed to Pot (Poppot)
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)
Save Our Society from Drugs (S.O.S.)
Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM)
Notable Video Clips and Media Coverage
PBS Frontline: Busted, America’s War on Drugs
Brookings Institute Discussion on Legalization
Cato Institute Discussion on Politics & Science of Medical Marijuana
Scholarly Resources
RAND Corporation Marijuana Legalization Page
Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
Institute for Policy Studies--Drug Policy Project
Notable Blogs
- Above the Law–Hilary Bricken
- Canna Law Blog
- Cannabis Law Prof Blog
- Marijuana Policy Project Blog
- New Revenue–Marijuana Tax Blog
- NORML Blog
- The Cannabist
- The Weed Blog
- Smell the Truth
- Legalization Nation
Other Media