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Medical Marijuana Premises Leasing And Property Lawyer Dilemmas In Statutorily Altered States, Michael N. Widener
Medical Marijuana Premises Leasing And Property Lawyer Dilemmas In Statutorily Altered States, Michael N. Widener
Michael N. Widener
This is a review article digesting certain writings in the fields of law and ethics involving medical marijuana during 2011-2012 after summarizing the history of federal and state enforcement of medical marijuana-related laws between the date of the Ogden Memorandum (DOJ, October 2009) and the spring of 2012.
Chasing The Atticus Code: Preserving Adjudication Integrity In Local Administrative Hearings, Michael N. Widener
Chasing The Atticus Code: Preserving Adjudication Integrity In Local Administrative Hearings, Michael N. Widener
Michael N. Widener
There are thousands of local governments in America, with estimates ranging to upwards of 90,000 such jurisdictions. Substantial numbers of attorneys act as hearing officers in those communities in a variety of roles. Some are independent contractors; others volunteer their services. Irrespective of compensation, I argue in this essay that, in a “non-counselor” role, Atticus is essentially ungoverned by codes of attorney professional conduct. Thus, potential for mischief abides, a circumstance worsened by the failure of many communities to impose standards of ethical behavior on these contractors or volunteers. I argue that in many instances the lone governing ethic affecting …