Mexico's supreme court has ruled that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation are legal under a person's right to personal freedoms. Read article here: High Times
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Court Ruling Highlights Federal, State Discord Over Medical Marijuana
In 1991, amid the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, a former jazz and blues singer named Lynnette Shaw was hired as the intake officer at the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, California’s first medical marijuana dispensary. The modest Cannabis Buyers Club would eventually transform into a flamboyant weed emporium on Market Street that founder Dennis […]
Michigan Court: Marijuana Tip for Delivery Driver Not Grounds for Seizing Car
Several years ago, a Michigan woman became the subject of one of most bizarre cases we have ever heard involving abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws and minor marijuana possession. According to a report in the Detroit News, Linda Ross, a 26-year-old pizza delivery driver… Read article here: High Times
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Compares Drug Charges to Sex Crimes
The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments this week between state and local officials as to whether or not the city of Wichita should be allowed to implement an ordinance passed in 2014 that decriminalizes marijuana possession. Read article here: High Times
Ohio Supreme Court: Change the Wording on ResponsibleOhio’s Ballot Description
The Ohio Supreme Court handed down a verdict earlier this week that suggested the state intentionally penned a misleading description ofResponsibleOhio’sinitiative to legalize marijuana and ordered election officials to edit the content with a less subje… Read article here: High Times
El Salvador: High Court Rules Street Gangs Are ‘Terrorist Groups’
The constitutional chamber ofEl Salvador'sSupreme Court of Justiceon Aug. 24 ruled that the country's notoriously violent street gangs and those who support them financially will now be classified as "terrorist groups." Read article here: High Times
US Court Says Drug-Sniffing Dog Fails The Smell Test
Lexthe police dog from central Illinois is far from top dog in drug-sniffing skills. That's the core finding of a potentially influential new ruling from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which considered the question of how much police should rely on their… Read article here: High Times
Arizona Court: Marijuana Odor Is Not Sufficient Probable Cause
Law enforcement agencies pulling shakedown maneuvers in medical marijuana states are now being forced back to the drawing board to develop an alternative to their once tried-and-true method for establishing probable cause: an officer claiming to smell weed. Several judges… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Employers Rights to Fire Medical Marijuana Patients for Off-Duty Marijuana Use
Advocates Call for State and Federal Reform Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients and Legal Adult Users of Marijuana Today the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed lower court decisions allowing employers to fire employees for marijuana use while off-duty. The decision hinged on the state’s lawful off-duty activities statute. The Court held that in order for the off-duty […]
Colorado Court: Workers Can Be Fired for Using Pot Off-Duty
Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back. The case has big implications for employers and pot smokers in sta… Read article here: High […]