Local opt out options in the regulation of marijuana and alcohol in the United States: good processes, controversial outcomes? by Dr Ilaria Di Gioia

This seminar is co-hosted by the Centre for American Legal Studies and the School of Law Research Seminar Series. Our series offers exciting insights into ongoing research projects within the law school and conducted by our external research partners. We often feature work from our research centres (the Centre for American Legal Studies, the Centre for Human Rights, the Centre for Science, Law and Policy, and the International Business Law Research Group). Our work is often transdisciplinary, dealing with law's relationship with broadly defined social justice, policy-making, science and much more. Join us for invigorating discussion! 

In this session, we hear from Dr. Ilaria Di Gioia. Dr. Di Gioia is an academic with expertise in the American Constitution, American federalism and intergovernmental relations. She is the Inaugural Philip Davies Fellow of the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library and she is affiliated to the Centre for Constitutional Design at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU). Her research currently focuses on local government and is aimed at exploring solutions to intergovernmental conflicts at federal and state level. She uses mixed research methods from political science and law to study constitutional change. She has published and disseminated her research at international conferences in Europe, the United States and South America. She is the editor of the British Journal of American Legal Studies.

Dr. Ilaria Di Gioia will deliver a research seminar discussion on marijuana and alcohol regulation in the United States, followed by interactive Q&A. Details of the session below.

Title: Local opt out options in the regulation of marijuana and alcohol in the United States: good processes, controversial outcomes?” by Dr. Ilaria Di Gioia

About the Session

This session examines the ways in which local opt-out options have resolved the long-standing divide over the sale of alcohol and marijuana, it considers the reasons in favour of localism such as local community standards and local innovation and the reasons against localism such as policy homogeneity and resource allocation. It discusses whether there is a correct balance between regulatory uniformity and local regulation and concludes on which lessons can the states learn from alcohol and marijuana local control.

If you have any questions, contact Mitchell Longan, the Research Seminar Series leader at mitchell.longan@bcu.ac.uk.