Articles tagged with "courts"

In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that employees can’t be fired simply for using medical cannabis.

Drug-sniffing police dogs in Colorado may need new training if they can detect marijuana, after a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling that sets a new precedent.

Florida attorney John Morgan is taking aim at the Legislature’s recently imposed ban on smokeable forms of medical cannabis.

Regulators said Friday they intend to issue licenses for retailers to begin selling cannabis on July 1 despite a court order that threatens to scuttle the plan.

A judge in Carson City ruled that the state hasn’t followed the rules of its legalization initiative. Stores open July 1? Maybe not.

The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals decision is “a tremendous victory for opponents of the marijuana industry,” a Washington lawyer said.

The odd timing of felony charges against owner James Slatic and his lawyer have raised questions in San Diego of whether the business was unfairly targeted.

The groups allege that rules imposed by the city of Fontana make it “virtually impossible” for residents to grow cannabis at home.

But there’s a silver lining: The number of people sentenced for federal cannabis-related crimes has dropped for the fifth year in a row.

What would Trump’s SCOTUS nominee mean for patients, adult consumers, and the estimated 123,000 Americans who make a living in legal cannabis?