Justices Weigh Whether Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test Has RICO Standing

Published on October 16, 2024

Several Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic Oct. 15 to a truck driver who was fired after failing a drug test following consumption of a product marketed as drug-free. Respondent Douglas Horn was let go from his job as a commercial truck driver because he tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound in marijuana that produces a high, after consuming a hemp-based product that was advertised as THC-free. The hemp plant is a relative of marijuana. Horn said he unknowingly consumed THC when he used the “Dixie X” pain-alleviation elixir from petitioner Medical Marijuana Inc. He also said he had never used marijuana or any THC-based products....

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