Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Ph.D., is vice provost for global affairs as well as chair and Mayor George Christopher Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University. He founded GGU’s law enforcement and security program and is a San Francisco advocate for the safety and security of Filipino American kids and their families. Mickey P. McGee, DPA, is professor of public administration and director of the Doctor of Business Administration Program at Golden Gate University. He co-developed GGU’s Urban Innovations Program including the course, Inclusion, Diversion, Equity, and Accessibility. He has consulted for the U.S. Agency for International Development and the International City/County Management Association.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I. Basics1. Legalized Pot Pushes Colorado Revenue Department into New Territory (John Sepulvado)2. Local Pot Laws Conflict with National Policies Worldwide (Donald F. Kettl)3. A Brief History of Cannabis Policy Legislation (Dereck Glover and Mickey P. McGee)4. Marijuana Research Report Series: Excerpt (National Institute on Drug Abuse)5. Smoked Marijuana Is Not Medicine (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency)6. The Legalization Lobby (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency)7. FDA and Marijuana: Questions and Answers (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)Part II. Benefits and ConcernsA. Opportunities and Benefits8. The Possibilities of Pot (William Smith)9. Seniors Increasingly Getting High, Study Shows (Carmen Heredia Rodriguez)10. Studies Show Benefits, Downsides of Recreational Marijuana(Ted Yoakum)11. Medical Marijuana Emerges from the Shadows (Kevin Harper)12. Options and Issues Regarding Marijuana Legalization in Vermont (Beau Kilmer)B. Business13. Where Will Legal Marijuana Industry STASH Its CASH? (Gordon Oliver)14. Why Legal Marijuana Businesses Are Still ­Cash-Only (Sophie Quinton)15. For This Pot Guy, States Are His Biggest Customers (J.B. Wogan)16. Firm Brings Cannabis to the Forefront (Douglas Levy)17. Business and Citizen Thoughts on Legalized Marijuana (Samira J. Perry and Mickey P. McGee)C. Health18. As States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle with Knowledge Gap (Shefali Luthra)19. Could Legalizing Pot Diminish California’s Gains Against Smoking? (Anna Gorman)20. As Marijuana Laws Relax, Doctors Say Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Partake (Sarah Varney)21. Marijuana’s Lasting Effects on the Brain (Nora D. Volkow)22. The Public Health Implications of the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis (Juliet Akhigbe, Vash Ebbadi, Katie Huynh, James Leckie, Maria Major, Cara Robinson, Michelle Suarly and David Wasserstein)23. Marijuana Legalization in Two States: A ­Man-Made Public Health Disaster? (Paula Gordon)24. Link Between Medical Marijuana and Fewer Opioid Deaths Is More Complex (Rosalie Liccardo Pacula)D. Youth25. Teaching Teens the Perils of Pot as Marketplace Grows (Anna Gorman)26. Challenging Marijuana Myths (Nora D. Volkow)E. Workplace27. Drugs in the Public Workplace: The HR Challenge (Joe Jarret)28. Marijuana at City Hall (William Kirchhoff and Stephen Zimney)F. Veterans29. VA Clears the Air on Talking to Patients About Marijuana Use (Michelle Andrews)30. Marijuana Use and PTSD Among Veterans (Marcel O. ­Bonn-Miller and Glenna S. Rousseau)G. Stoned Driving31. Opponents of Legalized Marijuana Take Aim at Stoned Driving (Andy Metzger)32. Why the Latest News on Marijuana and Car Crashes Has Some Experts Skeptical (Daniel C. Vock)33. With Pot on the Ballot, States Weigh How to Police Stoned Drivers (Stephanie ­O’Neill and Ben Markus)34. Legal Marijuana Means States Struggle to Address High Driving(Sarah Breitenbach)H. Concerns and Challenges35. Uncertainties After a Year of Legalized Marijuana (Deborah Sutton)36. As the ­Pro-Pot Movement Gains Popularity, Reservations Remain Among Locals (Dylan Woolf Harris)37. Colorado’s Pot Legalization Creates Challenges (Diane Raver)38. Licensing Medical Marijuana Stirs Up Trouble for States (Rebecca Beitsch)39. Legal Cultivation Challenges and California (Patrick Murphy, Henry McCann and Van Bustic)Part III. Policies and ActionsA. Regulation40. The ­Adult-Use Marijuana Act: Issues and Impacts (Mickey P. McGee)41. Managing Marijuana: The Role of ­Data-Driven Regulation (Stephen Goldsmith)42. Medical Marijuana: Do States Know How to Regulate It? (Dylan Scott)43. Managing Medical Marijuana (William Kirchhoff)44. Marijuana Management: What’s Happening Now (Michele Frisby)45. Advertising Marijuana (Seth Poe and Alan R. Roper)46. A Framework for Regulating Legal Marijuana (Patrick Murphy and John Carnevale)B. Enforcement47. Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement: Lessons from District Attorneys (Gary A. Craft and Mickey P. McGee)48. Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement: Lessons from Police Chiefs(Gary A. Craft and Mickey P. McGee)49. A Tale of Two Memos (Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III)50. Berkeley’s Medical and Recreational Cannabis Policy (Jim Hynes)51. Cloud of Uncertainty Over Legalized Pot as Feds End ­Obama-Era Accommodation (Anna Gorman and Phil Galewitz)C. Bans52. Law, Legalization and the Failed War on Drugs (David Schultz)53. As Towns Ban Pot, States Withhold Legalization’s Profits (Liz Farmer)54. Cities in Santa Clara County Scramble to Ban Marijuana Sales (Khalida Sarwari)Part IV. Future55. The Connection Between Power and Pot (Alan R. Roper)56. How to Keep Marijuana Green (Alan R. Roper)57. A “Deal with the Devil”? Native American Tribes Push for Marijuana Legalization (Zoe Sullivan)58. High Praise: Pot Churches Proliferate as States Ease Access to Marijuana (Barbara Feder Ostrov)59. Your Grandma’s Guide to Grass (Ana B. Ibarra)60. Officials Argue for Medical Marijuana (Dave Boucher)Appendix A: Glossary of Legalized Marijuana Terms Alan R. Roper and Joaquin Jay Gonzalez IIIAppendix B: City of Portland Ordinance No. 186857: Passed October 22, 2014Appendix C: U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Fact SheetAppendix D: Federal Trafficking Penalties for Marijuana, Hashish and Hashish Oil, Schedule I SubstancesAppendix E: VA and Medical Marijuana—What Veterans Need to KnowAbout the ContributorsIndex