The DU Sturm College of Law is now offering a class that focuses on teaching students about the legal issues surrounding marijuana.

“The course is about teaching the students the law and practical realities of representing the marijuana client,” said Constitutional Rights and Remedies Program Director Sam Kamin. “The students will be challenged by these topics and they will emerge from the course with a marketable skill set and knowledge base.”

Kamin wants everyone to realize that this is a serious class on a serious topic.

This course is open to all second and third year law students, but, according to Kamin, there have been discussions of opening up the course to students outside the College of Law as well.

According to Kamin, the course will allow students to delve into many of the issues surrounding the topic of marijuana.

“The course involves reading cases, statutes, and law review articles discussing many of the legal and ethical issues involved,” said Kamin. “We will also be hearing from a number of national experts in these areas.”

Kamin believes a course like this is very important for lawyers in Colorado.

“Nearly every lawyer in the state will have to educate herself about the way marijuana law reform affects her clients,” said Kamin. “My goal in teaching this course is to give our students the knowledge and experience they will need to negotiate this legal landscape.”

The announcement of this course has also received a lot of coverage from the media.

“The course has gotten both local and national press coverage. Almost all of it has been positive,” said Kamin.

According to The Denver Post, “The [DU] law school is among about six nationally to offer a class specific to weed.”