Attorney General Jeff Sessions Removes Block on Prosecution of Marijuana Cases

AG Jeff Sessions wants US Attorneys to just say “yes” to pot prosecutions

When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions unilaterally rescinded The Cole Memo on January 4, 2018, a document penned by then-Deputy Attorney General Jeff Cole in 2013 offering guidance to federal prosecutors about prosecuting marijuana-related cases, he probably did not anticipate the firestorm he was about to light. Although efforts to legalize the recreational use of…

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Top Massachusetts Court Rules Former Employee Can Sue Employer for Handicap Discrimination After Being Fired for Medical Marijuana Use

Medical Marijuana Handicap Discrimination

The Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that a woman who was fired for testing positive for marijuana usage can sue her employer for handicap discrimination. Christina Barbuto, who had a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana, which is legal in Massachusetts, was fired on her first day of work for testing positive for the drug. Barbuto alleged…

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