A former Amazon warehouse worker who sued the company after allegedly being fired over his use of medical marijuana is better positioned to win the case following a procedural ruling by a federal judge. In the case’s latest development, the federal court granted the ex-worker’s request for a motion to remand, meaning the dispute will […]
A new ruling out of the California Supreme Court this week will create yet another obstacle to the expansion of legal cannabis, at a time when more than half of the state’s cities and counties still ban retail stores. The state’s highest court ruled that San Diego failed to adequately analyze the potential environmental impacts of […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an absolute ban on recreational use of marijuana was unconstitutional, effectively leaving it to lawmakers to regulate consumption of the drug. The court ordered federal health regulator COFEPRIS to authorize people seeking the right to use marijuana to do so personally, “albeit without allowing them to market it, […]
A 12 year old legal battle between the Alberta Human Rights Commission and the Christian Church of Marijuana has finally ended as the Supreme Court of Canada came to the conclusion that the church and its followers were legally practicing their religious beliefs. The battle has been ongoing since a police raid seized about 200 […]
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens made some news in an interview with NPR when Scott Simon asked him if the federal government should legalize marijuana. “Yes,” Stevens replied. “I really think that that’s another instance of public opinion [that’s] changed. And recognize that the distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages is really not much of […]