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New legal ethics opinions: CA finally weighs in on pot; ABA opines on would-be clients

By Karen Rubin on June 12, 2020
Posted in Conflicts, Marijuana

The eyes of the nation and of the world have been on crucial issues of racial inequity in the past few weeks following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.  These issues penetrate to the very essence of how we can maintain a just society — issues that likewise go to the…

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