PROFILE

Eric Biber
Co-Director
Edward C. Halbach, Jr. Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
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Eric Biber researches environmental law, natural resources law, land use law, administrative law and property.
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Publications

After legalization: Cannabis, environmental compliance, and agricultural futures

2023

Polson, M., Bodwitch, H., Biber, E., Butsic, V., Grantham, T.

Land Use Policy

There are many barriers to participation in California's regulated cannabis industry. Is there a way to achieve environmental objectives, farmer compliance, and an equitable transition away from illegal markets?

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Policy Findings & Recommendations Regarding California Cannabis: Farming, Regulation and the Environment

2022

Polson, M., Butsic, V., Dillis, C., de Genova, H., Grantham, T., Herrera, L.R., Hossack, J., Laudati, A., Martin, J.V., Parker-Shames, P., Petersen-Rockney, M., Sorgen, J., Starrs, G.

This report presents multiple pathways for consideration by state and local governments in their efforts to improve cannabis cultivation policy.

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Why comply? Farmer motivations and barriers in cannabis agriculture

2021

Bodwitch, H., Polson , M., Biber, E., Hickey, G. M., Butsic, V.

Journal of Rural Studies

Despite legalization, illicit cannabis production continues in California. Surveys reveal that small farmers face outsized burdens to compliance.

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Shifting geographies of legal cannabis production in California

2021

Dillis, C., Biber, E., Bodwitch, H., Butsic, V., Carah, J., Parker-Shames, P., Polson, M. and Grantham, T.

Land Use Policy

How has legalization shaped patterns of farm location, size, land ownership, and regulatory compliance in California?

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