Professor Jasmin Mize, Esq.

Attorney, Author & Educator  

I am a civil rights attorney and professor of law with 15 years of litigation, management, policy, and teaching experience. I have also served as a consultant, lecturer, and thought partner on American criminal law & human rights topics in the U.S., Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe and the Middle East.

I am frequently retained by entrepreneurs, artists, small businesses, lobbyists, attorneys, and technology professionals to provide insight on issues related to the protection of civil rights, cannabis regulations, and best business practices.

  • Professor of Law

    Professor and Lecturer on topics of American Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Trial Practice, Evidence, Civil Procedure, & Civil Rights Litigation.

    Lecturer and speaker on criminal justice reform topics, drug policy, and collateral consequences to criminal convictions at faculty colloquia, legal conferences, academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad, community workshops, and across various media platforms.

    Re-Entry Presentation

  • Legal Expertise on Collateral Consequences

    Serve as legal consultant and contributor to social justice organizations that support collateral consequence relief around the country, including supervision of legal interns and authoring educational content on multi-media platforms.

    DC Criminal Record Relief

  • Lectures & Media

    Conduct lectures and workshops on cannabis law, with a emphasis on providing education and empowerment on the legal regulations, history, science, business, and politics of health & wellness industries.

    Provide continuing education to attorneys, businesses, and non-profit organizations on the evolution of cannabis regulations;

    Compose scholarly and creative media for that brings the legal landscape of the cannabis and health & wellness industries into classroom and the boardroom.

    The Edges of VA MJ laws

  • Probation Isn't Prohibition

    Probation Isn’t Supposed to be Prohibition: Medical Cannabis as a Blueprint for Restorative Re-Entry; Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service, Vol 7.2 (published August 31, 2018).

    Probation Isn't Prohibition

  • Reefer Reparations

    Reefer Reparations Willamette University Social Justice & Equity Journal, Spring 2020, Vol 3 Issue 2 (published June 11, 2020);

    Reefer Reparations

  • Criminal Record Sealing & Cannabis Corporate Responsibility, 2024 National Cannabis Festival.

  • Cannabis & Hemp Laws 101 at the Bookstore Gallery, Downtown Atlanta, April 15, 2024

  • “The Business of Legal Cannabis” Discussing Criminal Justice Reform with cannabis industry leaders at the Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT, February 7, 2020.

  • “Rules of Evidence: Courtroom Use of Digital Evidence” & “Cannabis and the Law: The Emerging Business of Legal Cannabis in the U.S.” Panel Speaker for Legal Symposium with Bahamian law students at Eugene Dupoch Law School, Nassau, Bahamas, October 9, 2019.

  • “Cannabis Law & Social Justice” Course author & Web Lecturer for collaborative project with Southern Illinois Univ. Law and the Udmurt State University (Izhevsk, Russia), April 19, 2018.

  • “Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Expanding Markets: Cannabis Legalization.” Guest lecturer for pioneering business management course for students preparing to enter the Cannabis Industry, Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland, September 24, 2019.

Legal Services

Business Development & Support

Civil Rights Litigation

Hemp & Cannabis Industry Guidance