Will State Based Changes to Marijuana Laws Soon Impact Entire Country?

Will State Based Changes to Marijuana Laws Soon Impact Entire Country?

Though illegal for nearly 50 years under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the possession and sale of marijuana seems to be losing its negative stigma. Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, and the recreational use of marijuana is legal in Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and the nation’s capital. Despite many states loosening their marijuana laws, the drug remains federally prohibited under the CSA. This means marijuana is legal and illegal at the same time. The tension between the federal prohibition of the drug and its legality in some states has the potential to cause significant problems for state officials and newly legal marijuana corporations...

Technology and the Law: Is the Legal Profession Adapting Quickly Enough?

Technology and the Law: Is the Legal Profession Adapting Quickly Enough?

The last decade has seen an explosion in the amount of technology we possess and the amount of time we spend using it. However, one area of business that has been slow to transition to a technology forward business has been the practice of law. While there are good reasons the practice of law has been slow to transition, there are just as many good reasons for the legal profession to update their systems to stay up to date with the technology the world is using.