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The Fair Packaging And Labeling Act: Its Legislative History, Content, And Future, Wesley E. Forte
The Fair Packaging And Labeling Act: Its Legislative History, Content, And Future, Wesley E. Forte
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), which became effective on July 1, 1967, was designed to protect consumers by requiring informative labeling and nondeceptive packaging for consumer commodities. The statute has been described as "an information bill. The first part is information largely about the label .... The second part of the bill is really, in a way, to try to eliminate the confusion in words so we have a common terminology, so we all speak the same language.... It is like establishing an alphabet ... in size designations." The author seeks to provide an insight into the new …
The Legalization Of Marihuana: A Realistic Approach, Part I, Law Review Staff
The Legalization Of Marihuana: A Realistic Approach, Part I, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Law Review
All present indications point to an increase in marihuana use throughout the United States. Twenty-five years ago, the drug was found almost exclusively among the working class and minority groups, but the present trend has been toward increased use among people in the middle and upper income and social strata of society. As a result of this trend, the "marihuana problem" is gaining wide-spread prominence. More and more individuals, especially youth,are being subjected to the severe penalties associated with possession and use of marihuana. Not only are people becoming more aware of the legal punishments, but existing facts as to …