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

[Eugene]

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

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

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

[in2herbs]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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.