NORML Files Cannabis Contracts Enforceability Legal Brief

NORML Files Cannabis Contracts Enforceability Legal Brief

"The interest of NORML here is not in protecting a particular company's profits. It is in preserving the civil accountability on which consumers in state-regulated cannabis markets depend."

NORML Says Federal Prohibition Shouldn't Make Marijuana Industry Contracts Unenforceable

A leading marijuana consumer advocacy organization is urging a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that cannabis industry contracts are not enforceable as long as federal prohibition remains in effect. Last month, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned a $31.8 million jury award that Michigan marijuana cultivation company Hello Farms won against subsidiaries of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., finding that “desp…

NORML Says Federal Prohibition Shouldn’t Make Marijuana Industry Contracts Unenforceable

A leading marijuana consumer advocacy organization is urging a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that cannabis industry contracts are not enforceable as long as federal prohibition remains in effect. Last month, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned a $31.8 million jury award that Michigan marijuana cultivation company Hello Farms won against subsidiaries of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., finding that “desp…

NORML Urges Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Ruling Overturning $31.8 Million Marijuana Verdict Against Curaleaf Subsidiaries

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that overturned a $31.8 million jury verdict against two Curaleaf subsidiaries, arguing that marijuana's federal illegality should not automatically prevent businesses from recovering damages when contracts are breached. The organization has submitted a brief supporting …