Colorado legalized marijuana, and neighboring states Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a motion with the Supreme Court to complain that this was a violation of federal law. On Monday, the Supreme Court, which has original jurisdiction over disputes between states, declined to a… Read article here: High Times
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Supreme Court Deals Blow to Oakland Medical Program
In a blow to municipal power to regulate medical marijuana, on Monday, the U.S.Supreme Court refused to hear Oakland's appeal oflast year's rulingby the9thCircuit Court of Appealsthat the city cannot help defendHarborside&… Read article here: High Times
US Supreme Court Ruling Could End Legal Marijuana Sales
Although the Obama Administration advised the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015not to waste any timeentertaining a lawsuit brought forth by Oklahoma and Nebraska that suggests Colorado’s legal marijuana market is causing “irreparable injury” due to … Read article here: High Times
Obama Tells Supreme Court to Ignore Lawsuit Against Colorado Marijuana
The Obama Administration came to the defense of legal marijuana states on Wednesday by advising the U.S. Supreme Court not to waste any time entertaining a lawsuit conjured up by Oklahoma and Nebraska over their seething disdain for Colorado’s recreational cannabis … Read article here: High Times
Mexico’s Supreme Court Opens Door to Legalizing Marijuana Use
The Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, delivering a pointed challenge to the nation’s strict substance abuse laws and adding its weight to the growing debate in Latin America over the costs and consequences of the war against drugs. The vote by the court’s criminal chamber declared that individuals should […]
Mexico Supreme Court Opens Door to Recreational Pot Use
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
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
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 […]
Canada Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Marijuana Edibles
Medical marijuana patients in Canada are now allowed to use edible cannabis products, according to the latest ruling from the country’s Supreme Court. Read article here: High Times