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Full-Text Articles in Law
"Fowl" Practice Of Humane Labeling: Proposed Amendments To Federal Standards Governing Chicken Welfare And Poultry Labeling Practices, Latravia Smith
"Fowl" Practice Of Humane Labeling: Proposed Amendments To Federal Standards Governing Chicken Welfare And Poultry Labeling Practices, Latravia Smith
Alumni Works
Chickens raised specifically for meat production are the world’s most intensively farmed land animals. Yet, the existing legal frameworks that regulate the production and labeling of poultry products in the United States allow poultry producers to mistreat chickens, falsely distinguish poultry products, and defraud conscious consumers. This article proposes unique opportunities to improve poultry welfare in the United States’ agricultural industry and offers methods to ensure the accurate labeling of poultry products.
High Time For Medical Marijuana Or Buzz-Kill?: The Controlled Substances Act And The Sherman Antitrust Act May Cause Florida's Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act To Go Up In Smoke, Thu Pham
Florida A & M University Law Review
Florida is the latest state to jump into the arena of medical marijuana with the passage of SBI030 on June 16, 2014. The law, named The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014,' allows low-THC cannabis to be prescribed to patients suffering from cancer or physical medical conditions that chronically produce symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms.
A Proposed Reconciliation Of Stakeholder Interests In The Ge Soybean Industry And Role Of Earth Jurisprudence Principles, Kristen N. King Jaiven
A Proposed Reconciliation Of Stakeholder Interests In The Ge Soybean Industry And Role Of Earth Jurisprudence Principles, Kristen N. King Jaiven
Florida A & M University Law Review
The historical art of seed saving ensured farmers would have enough quality seeds for the following season. Traditional and indigenous farmers mastered seed saving techniques, saving the healthiest and strongest seeds to ensure preservation of seed diversity and adequate crop yields. To provide adequate protection and meet maximum sustainability for all interested parties, it is essential that laws governing the soybean industry consider the soybean as a stakeholder.
Good Policy, Good Food: Bringing A Just And Sustainable Food System To All, Mark Winne
Good Policy, Good Food: Bringing A Just And Sustainable Food System To All, Mark Winne
Florida A & M University Law Review
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Rights And Roles: Alaska Natives And Ocean And Coastal Subsistence Resources, Jordan Diamond, Greta Swanson, Kathryn Mengerink
Rights And Roles: Alaska Natives And Ocean And Coastal Subsistence Resources, Jordan Diamond, Greta Swanson, Kathryn Mengerink
Florida A & M University Law Review
This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of the two pillars of the framework for managing marine subsistence resources in Alaska: the pillar that protects Alaska Native rights to marine subsistence resources, and the pillar that protects the resources themselves. It focuses on how well the pillars support subsistence practices and Alaska Native leadership in the management framework. Part I summarizes the management challenge posed by the effects rapid climate change is causing in the Arctic, including impacts to the marine subsistence resources upon which Alaska Natives depend. Part II explores the laws and doctrines related to Alaska Native subsistence …
Up To Our Ears: Corn Overproduction, Its Environmental Toll, And Using The 2012 U.S. Farm Bill To Limit Corn Subsidies, Increase Environmental Protection Incentives, And Place Accountability On Crop Operations, Christopher Frump
Florida A & M University Law Review
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A Fresher Law: Amending The Florida Right To Farm Act To Include Urban Micro Farming As A Key Initiative To Promote Sustainability, Food Access, And Environmental Justice For Low-Income Communities, Cameryn Rivera
Florida A & M University Law Review
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Kidney Transplantation: Only For The Well-To-Do?, Jennifer M. Smith
Kidney Transplantation: Only For The Well-To-Do?, Jennifer M. Smith
Journal Publications
The world of organ transplantation remains a wealthy one, especially in the United States. This is especially true for kidney transplantations, which involve the solid organ most in demand. Increasingly, transplant professionals desperately push for more solutions to overcome the organ transplant shortage that exists in the United States. Congress has introduced legislation that addresses the additional problem of the high cost of post-transplant anti-rejection medications by providing that the government will pay eighty percent of the cost for the post-transplant medications for life. But unless this bill passes and other needed changes are made, kidney transplantation remains an option …