Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
U.S. Supreme Court · decided April 2, 2025 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- April 2, 2025
- Term
- October Term 2024
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority author
- Justice Barrett
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2024 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321, 337 . SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus MEDICAL MARIJUANA, INC., ET AL. v. HORN CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT No. 23–365. Argued October 15, 2024—Decided April 2, 2025 Seeking relief from his accident-related chronic pain, Douglas Horn pur- chased and began taking “Dixie X,” a purportedly THC-free, non-psy- choactive CBD tincture produced by Medical Marijuana, Inc. A few weeks later, however, Horn’s employer selected him for random drug screening, and Horn tested positive for THC. After he refused to par- ticipate in a substance abuse program, his employer fired him. Horn then sued Medical Marijuana under the Racketeer Influenced and Cor- rupt Organizations Act (RICO), which creates a cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property” by reason of a crim- inal RICO violation. 18 U. S. C. §1964 (c). The District Court granted summary judgment to Medical Marijuana. Horn’s lost employment derived from a…
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