Roundup, Regulation, and the Limits of Liability

At first glance, the lawsuit against Monsanto looks like a familiar story: a plaintiff claims that exposure to Roundup caused serious illness, a jury hears the evidence, and a multimillion-dollar company gets told to write a check. That’s the kind of David-versus-Goliath narrative that tends to resonate emotionally and politically. But peel back that surface…

The Federal Marijuana Pivot

For decades, the federal government treated marijuana like it belonged in the same category as the most dangerous drugs on the planet: no medical value, high abuse potential, end of discussion. That stance held firm even as states legalized it, doctors prescribed it, and millions of Americans quietly (or not so quietly) incorporated it into…