In Medical Marijuana, Inc. et al v. Horn, 604 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) engaged in a lively statutory interpretation debate over the reach of the civil provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Although rarely confronted with fact patterns concerning the nation’s burgeoning cannabis industry, this case proved to be an exception for SCOTUS. Though this case will likely have minimal impact on employers, it does provide some important reminders for businesses engaged in the production of cannabis products.Continue Reading THC Found in CBD Tincture ‘Sparks’ Statutory Debate: SCOTUS Permits Fired Employee To Sue Cannabis Businesses Under CIVIL RICO Law
Judgment Rendered in Favor of Grower in First Civil RICO Trial for Cannabis Industry
By Jun Y. Kwon & Stanley Jutkowitz on
Posted in Colorado Law
A Colorado federal jury sided with the owner of a state-licensed cannabis cultivation business last Wednesday in a federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) suit brought against him by his neighbors.
In 2015, Michael and Hope Reilly brought a federal RICO lawsuit in Colorado against Parker Walton and his cannabis cultivation operation that neighbored their property. The Reillys…
The Week in Weed: November 2, 2018
By Susan Ryan on
Posted in Week in Weed
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The big news this week comes from Colorado, where a cannabusiness has come out on the winning side of a lawsuit over declining property values.