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Pot prescription does not make lawyer’s own use ethical, says North Dakota

By Karen Rubin on October 30, 2014
Posted in Marijuana

Marijuana leafWe posted here  in July about the legal ethics aspects of representing clients involved in the marijuana industry.

Now comes an ethics ruling from North Dakota about a lawyer’s own use of medical marijuana.  The lawyer, living in North Dakota and licensed there, has a medical condition that qualifies the lawyer for medical marijuana treatment…

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