U.S. Supreme Court,
Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 7, 2022
An opportunity to reckon with the truth of cannabis prohibition
In a case that asks whether the federal Controlled Substances Act preempts certain state workers’ compensation law, the U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to bring about a national reckoning regarding the truth of the history of cannabis prohibition in America.
David C. Holland
David has over two decades of experience as a civil litigator advocating for cannabis-related matters.
In the 17 years since the U.S. Supreme Court last handed down a decision related to marijuana, some 37 states have legalized it for medical purposes and 15 permit it for "recreational" purposes. The exponential increase in the number of state legalization programs in that intervening period is staggering when you consider that cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. That classification by definition deems cannabis to lack any le...
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