A medical marijuana patient is suing his former employer, claiming the company terminated his refinery job after he used prescribed cannabis while off the clock. The claim comes as New Jersey employers are changing their drug testing policies to keep pace with the new legal weed laws. But the patient’s lawsuit argues that the medical… Continue reading New Jersey Marijuana Patient Fired for Using Cannabis in His Free Time, Lawsuit Claims
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Essential Marijuana Sellers Are a Good Business for Their Landlords
The business of marijuana growing and processing is essential, according to many state governments. That has been a boon for owners of cannabis real estate during the coronavirus pandemic. Cannabis producers cultivate the plant in warehouses and process it into pills, vape kits and dried flowers that can be rolled into marijuana joints. Medical marijuana… Continue reading Essential Marijuana Sellers Are a Good Business for Their Landlords
Justice Department Blocks ‘Essential’ Marijuana Workers from Bankruptcy Protection
The Justice Department is preventing struggling cannabis businesses and their workers from accessing bankruptcy to weather the coronavirus-related downturn, even in states that determine medical marijuana is an essential industry during the pandemic. The department’s policy means the financial safety net that bankruptcy provides consumers who fall behind on their mortgages or car payments is… Continue reading Justice Department Blocks ‘Essential’ Marijuana Workers from Bankruptcy Protection
N.J. Company Must Pay for Employee’s Medical Marijuana, Appeals Court Rules
In a ruling that could have far-reaching effects, an appeals court in New Jersey ruled this week that a contractor must reimburse a former employee for the cost of the medical marijuana that he uses to treat his incessant pain from a work-related injury. “This is huge. And the significance of this court decision cannot… Continue reading N.J. Company Must Pay for Employee’s Medical Marijuana, Appeals Court Rules
Medical Pot on Campus: Colleges Say No and Face Lawsuits
Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. College officials argue they could lose federal funding for failing to follow… Continue reading Medical Pot on Campus: Colleges Say No and Face Lawsuits
Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York ‘Dead for Now’
New York state lawmakers abandoned a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana for adults and said they would instead focus on further decriminalizing the drug. The shift Wednesday was a blow to legalization advocates, who had hoped New York would follow Illinois in becoming the second state to set up a regulated marijuana market… Continue reading Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York ‘Dead for Now’
Maryland Cannabis Regulators Warn of Lead Contamination Risk as They Expand Tests for Heavy Metals
Medical cannabis regulators in Maryland expanded testing for heavy metals in marijuana products as they warned the public about the risk for possible lead contamination in popular vaping devices. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission issued an advisory late Friday “to notify patients and other stakeholders of potential lead contamination of cannabis liquids in vape cartridges… Continue reading Maryland Cannabis Regulators Warn of Lead Contamination Risk as They Expand Tests for Heavy Metals
New York and New Jersey Governors Call for Marijuana Legalization
The Democratic governors of New York and New Jersey each set goals to legalize recreational marijuana as part of their 2019 agendas, declaring in separate State of the State speeches Tuesday that new laws should raise state revenue and redress past criminal and economic injustice. “We must ensure that those with a past mark on… Continue reading New York and New Jersey Governors Call for Marijuana Legalization