IASIC Speaker Series Presents Legal History of Cannabis in the U.S
IASIC Speaker Series Presents
Legal History of Cannabis in the U.S
The International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis (IASIC) is excited to present the IASIC Speaker Series. Presented free of charge, this ongoing educational seminar series will focus on the science, data and peer-reviewed research surrounding marijuana and will be led by international medical experts. This non-partisan and non-political series is continually developed, organized, and guided by doctors.
Session: Legal History of Cannabis in the U.S Presented By: Mary Celeste Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM EDT/10:00 AM PDT Price: FREE
This presentation will discuss the legal history of cannabis in the United States from the early American hemp plantations and legal cannabis as pharmaceutical, to the Marijuana Tax Act, to the Control Substances Act, to the decriminalization and legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, to the DEA position on re-regulating marijuana and congressional bills, to the Farm Act and appellate cases challenging the classification of marijuana.
The audience will identify how cannabis has been legally treated in the United States from Colonial times to the present.
he audience will explore how the Farm Act legalized hemp and created confusion about the legalities of hemp derivatives.
The audience will analyze the legal challenges to the classification of marijuana
Judge Mary A. Celeste (ret.) sat on the Denver County Court bench 2000-2015. She was the Presiding Judge 2009-10 and the co-founder of the Denver County Court Sobriety Court. She is currently a law school professor and university professor teaching Cannabis and the Law and is considered a national content expert on the topic of cannabis. She was a co-coordinator for the 2022 National Interdisciplinary Symposium which included judges, attorneys, law students, specialty court professionals HR, toxicologists/scientists, law enforcement and NORML. It also included cannabis commissioners and the state legislative experts. She has written many articles on the topic of cannabis and is a national speaker and consultant on many topics related to cannabis including, marijuana and drug impaired driving, specialty courts and cannabis, cannabis and juveniles and other topics.
