American law governing cannabis usage continues to suffer from the lack of a uniform national standard, as regulation has largely been left lawmakers individual states and localities. At time when public acceptance personal use is on rapid rise, many employers find themselves with task complying multiple conflicting laws, while still trying meet management objectives. A viable sustainable workp...

This discussion note does three things: (1) it explains the notion of 'legal protection by design' in relation to data-driven infrastructures that form the backbone of our new 'onlife world', (2) it explains how the notion of 'by design' relates to the relational nature of what an environment affords its inhabitants, referring to the work of James Gibson, and (3) it explains how this affects ou...

Despite of the importance of records management (RM) in helping law firms manage legal, financial and organizational risk, many firms currently lack effective RM policies and systems. The rise of e-mail and other electronic content has led to the emergence of separate content silos and duplicative RM processes, increasing cost and complexity. Cumbersome, out-of-date systems challenge compliance...

Nanoscience and nanotechnologies (NTs) have huge potential to improve competitiveness and sustainable development across a wide range of industrial sectors. Public perception of NT related to health, safety and environment (HSE) is critical for the responsible development of NT. It warrants a regulatory regime to demonstrate to the general public whether NTs are safe with regard to HSE. This wo...