Napoleon Complex: The Civil Code in Modern Louisiana

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Hosts Andrew Nettels and Sydney Taylor explore Louisiana’s unique legal structure and history under the Napoleonic Code. They are joined by Ryan Stoa Esq., professor of law at Southern University Law Center and author of Craft Weed: Family Farming and the Future of the Marijuana Industry (MIT Press, 2018) as well as numerous scholarly articles that address cannabis regulation and agricultural policy, natural resources management, and international development.

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