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Once again, I join the Marijuana Industry Trade Association in its ongoing lecture series on Social Equity licenses.  On 13 May 2021, I participated on a panel discussing the draft Social Equity rules recently released by the Department of Health Services. You can watch it [...]

Last week, on May 11, 2021, the Phoenix Business Journal ran my opinion piece on the Arizona Department of Health Services draft rules for the 26 social equity recreational cannabis licenses Prop 207 created, Noted in my column, I think the draft rules ignore vast [...]

In April 2021, I was consulted by critically acclaimed music and lifestyle publication Rolling Stone.  Our topic was religion, the law, and psychedelic practices.  [Unlike the Dr. Hook classic, I did not make the cover.]  Read the full article here.

In episode 2021-014 of Psychedelica Lex, I review a recent psychedelics religion case (psilocybin mushrooms) from the New Hampshire Supreme Court, New Hampshire v. Mack. Come watch the episode on the Psychedelica Lex YouTube channel: HERE.

In this episode of Psychedelica Lex, I review Ken Starr's new book, "Religious Liberty in Crisis." Ken Starr is a former US Solicitor General and scholar of First Amendment and religion.    His book, published in April 2021, is a survey of the most important United [...]

In April 2021, Montana law changed to bring Montana into the fold of states who adopted a state-iteration of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.   Now, the burden of proof is on the government of Montana to prove it has a compelling interest in regulating religious [...]

In Psychedelica Lex  Episode 2021-011, I interview fellow attorney, Nicole Howell, regarding her psychedelic legal practice. Nicole is also one of the founding directors of the newly-formed Psychedelic Bar Association.   I must have done something nice for someone somewhere, because Nicole gave Psychedelica Lex the [...]

In Episode 2021-009 of Psychedelica Lex, I make another guest appearance at the Marijuana Industry Trade Association MITA. The topic of this 2-hour long panel is Cannabis License Subleasing/Subcontracting  Psychedelica Lex. https://youtu.be/S77SiRrf-dM 

In Episode 2021-010 of Psychedelica Lex, I offer a primer on Arizona's Recreational Marijuana Law - Proposition 207 https://youtu.be/-Y0og3h27Nw

Come check out Episode 2021-008, my latest interview, fellow attorney, Martha Hartney. Martha and I discuss her legal work on behalf of the Church of the Eagle and the Condor, and we discuss application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in context of entheogenic religious [...]

In preparation for a seminar I am teaching later this Spring at the State Bar of Arizona Annual Bar Convention 2021, I made the following video on Cannabis, The Law, History, Racism, and Social Equity. I am hoping to raise your awareness.  The answers to [...]

In the March 2021 edition of Arizona Attorney magazine, I write about the zoning obstacles recreational marijuana faces in Arizona. Do check it out:  https://www.azattorneymag-digital.com/azattorneymag/202103/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=28#pg31