U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 23, 2012
9th Circuit rules marijuana patients not protected by ADA
The opinion stuck to the narrow facts of the case, but limits dispensaries and their customers from making future discrimination arguments amid an ongoing federal crackdown.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Medical marijuana patients are not protected from discrimination on the basis of their marijuana use by the Americans with Disabilities Act, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
The opinion stuck to the narrow facts of the case, rather than deal with larger issues of federal preemption and state marijuana laws. However, the decision limits dispensaries and their customers from mak...
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