Welcome to the Family Law & Cannabis Alliance (FLCA)!
Leaving no parent or legal guardian behind while ending cannabis prohibition.
Because marijuana user ≠ bad parent.
About & Services
The Family Law & Cannabis Alliance is a clearinghouse for local, state-based, and national information related to marijuana policy, child protective services (CPS), and family court. Learn more about our mission & values, who we are, what we do, and our partners and supporters using the links above under About and Services. If you are an attorney, please visit our page for lawyers.
National Resources
For general information and an overview of CPS and marijuana laws across the United States, please visit Resources > National (U.S.). This page discusses mandated reporting, substance-exposed newborns, and drug-exposed children, along with federal CPS laws and the Controlled Substances Act. An understanding of these topics is important to facilitate your understanding of state-level resources.
State Profiles
If you are looking for information on CPS and marijuana laws in your state, please visit Resources > State Profiles. We will be adding more states during the coming weeks and months. Please note: We have collected this information to assist custodial and noncustodial parents, guardians, pregnant women, their lawyers, public policy professionals, and non-profit organizations. It is available for educational and informational purposes only. See our full legal disclaimer here.
Cannabis Research
For information on the existing peer-reviewed research on medical marijuana, prenatal marijuana exposure, breastfeeding risks, and other clinical concerns, please use the links under Resources > Cannabis Research.
Media & Blog
Our articles in the Writing section may help with your general understanding of how CPS and family court issues intersect with ongoing reform of marijuana laws. See the Media section for FLCA appearances on video, around the web and elsewhere. For commentary on news stories, research studies, emerging case law, and to find out about upcoming events, please check out our Blog.
Donate
If you would like to contribute financially to our ongoing work and so that we may file for 501(c)(3) non-profit status, please Donate.
Links & Friends of FLCA
For external resources, links to other organizations, attorneys who work in the field, and publications that publish relevant articles, please see our Links. Be sure to visit the websites of our partner and supporter organizations.
Contact Us
If you need non-legal advice, a legal referral, assistance with a case you are representing, a quote, an interview, an article, a speaker, or a panelist, or would otherwise like to get in touch with us, please go to Contact Us.
Site Map
If you’d like to see all the pages and posts on this site, look at the Site Map.
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