Supreme Court Rules CBD Remedy Maker Must Face Racketeering Lawsuit

The 5–4 decision upholds an appeals court ruling allowing the federal racketeering action to move forward.
Supreme Court Rules CBD Remedy Maker Must Face Racketeering Lawsuit
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands during a group photo of the justices at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The U.S. Supreme Court sided 5–4 on April 2 with a truck driver who was fired after failing a drug test following consumption of a pain-relief product marketed as drug-free.

The new decision affirms an appeals court ruling that permitted Douglas Horn to sue the product’s manufacturer, Medical Marijuana Inc., under a federal law that prosecutors use against organized crime. Horn will now be allowed to move forward with his lawsuit.