Injury Divides Supreme Court in Lawsuit Over CBD Oil (Podcast)

Oct. 18, 2024, 8:47 PM UTC

A truck driver consumed CBD oil, failed a drug test, and was fired from his job, but can he sue the companies that make the product for three times his lost wages?

That was the question before the US Supreme Court in a case that tests the scope of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a federal law otherwise known as RICO that was designed to fight organized crime.

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