June 21, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from a medical cannabis patient challenging whether federal drug policy should preempt state laws requiring compensation for certain medical cannabis costs.
May 31, 2022
A medical cannabis patient on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her appeal challenging whether federal drug policy preempts state cannabis laws and to reject the "unusually weak arguments" put forth by the U.S. Department of Justice.
May 16, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday told the U.S. Supreme Court that there was no need to take up a case weighing whether federal drug policy should preempt state laws requiring compensation for certain medical cannabis costs.
February 22, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to offer its opinion on whether federal drug policy should outweigh state laws requiring insurers and employers to compensate patients for medical cannabis costs.
February 01, 2022
A medical cannabis patient on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether federal drug policy preempts state laws requiring medical marijuana reimbursements, saying her case was an "ideal vehicle" to resolve an issue that has divided the state courts.
January 18, 2022
A unit of the Hartford Financial Services Group hasĀ asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny hearing an appeal over whether medical marijuana expenses should be reimbursed, saying this was neither the right case nor the right time for the high court to take up the issue.
December 07, 2021
The New York chapter of cannabis advocacy group NORML is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that could settle once and for all whether insurers can be compelled to reimburse patients using medical marijuana for work-related injuries.