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Eugene

(64,355 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:22 PM Apr 2

Truck driver can seek triple damages in lawsuit over THC content in CBD product, Supreme Court says

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he says was falsely advertised as being free from marijuana's active ingredient and resulted in him getting fired.

The 5-4 opinion clears the way for the trucker to seek triple damages under an anti-mob law. It doesn't decide his underlying claims that the product's THC content got him fired.

Douglas Horn said he wanted to treat chronic shoulder and back pain after a serious accident. He chose the product because it was advertised as being free from THC, which gives marijuana its high. CBD is a generally legal hemp compound that is widely sold as a dietary supplement.

But lab tests taken after Horn was fired for failing a routine drug test confirmed the product did have THC, he claimed.

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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Updated 11:21 AM EDT, April 2, 2025

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-cbd-medical-marijuana-inc-252b64012ffdcd501b8c6f0801700e1a

Opinion: 23-365 Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn

The 5-4 majority consisted of the 3 liberal justices plus Barrett and Gorsuch.

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Truck driver can seek triple damages in lawsuit over THC content in CBD product, Supreme Court says (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2 OP

There is a CBD oil that is completely free of all THC. in2herbs Apr 2 #1

There is some question about the safety of pure CBD IbogaProject Apr 2 #2

Yes, and before they could isolate it completely it was accepted that there would be a tiny percent of THC LiberalLovinLug Apr 2 #3

in2herbs

(3,670 posts)

1. There is a CBD oil that is completely free of all THC.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:29 PM

Apr 2

Isolate CBD:
CBD Isolate is the purest form of CBD, which is produced by extracting and completely removing all other compounds found in the cannabis hemp plant, including flavonoids, phyto-nutrients, plant parts, terpenes, essential oils, and other cannabinoids, thereby “isolating” the CBD compound in its purest form.

IbogaProject

(4,231 posts)

2. There is some question about the safety of pure CBD

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:07 PM

Apr 2

It can be toxic at large doses without at least a little THC. And the standard treatment for epilepsy is a 10 or 12 to one ratio a small amount of THC to prevent that and to improve the effects.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,417 posts)

3. Yes, and before they could isolate it completely it was accepted that there would be a tiny percent of THC

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:06 PM

Apr 2

Interested to find out if the label on his supply said it was isolated pure CBD. If not, he should have read the small print.

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