A case involving a trucker who, despite scrupulously avoiding drugs for his entire career, tried CBD oil for severe pain following an accident. The product was advertised as 0% THC, which would not cause a positive test for the drug. But it wasn’t, and he failed a random drug test and was fired. This case is now being heard by the Supreme Court. Bad science lurks behind the entire incident. #Generated by AL It was only a matter of time. It’s not just our opioid laws that are a bona fide mess. Regulations regarding delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary active component of marijuana, are a chaotic patchwork of flawed, conflicting regulations, all but ensuring we’d face cases where the "science" is both contradictory and unfounded.
Perhaps nothing illustrates this better than the dysfunctional relationship between federal and state regulators regarding marijuana (cannabis). As of October 2024, 27 U.S. states and Washington, D.C . have decriminalized marijuana in some form, meaning that possession of small amounts of marijuana is treated as a civil infraction or a minor offense rather than a criminal one.
Yet, the DEA still (and ridiculously) classifies cannabis as a Schedule I (1) controlled substance, meaning that: It has a high potential for abuse.
It has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S.
There is a lack of accepted safety for its use under medical supervision.
I defy you to name a universe in which a coherent explanation exists for the diametrically opposed state and federal policies.
Medical Marijuana vs. Horn goes to the Supreme Court
Largely due to the senseless nature of our marijuana regulations, the Supreme Court is now hearing the case of a truck driver, Douglas Horn, who is suing Medical Marijuana Inc . for selling a product called Dixie X, which the company advertised as "0% free THC" CBD. Horn’s wife purchased the product in 2012, hoping to control the severe pain following a trucking accident, but only after being reassured by the company that its claim was correct. It was anything but. The Horns, both truckers, were acutely aware that any indication […]
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