State Protections For Cannabis Patients
By Rob Greenberg, National Paralegal College · · 1 min read
Author: Rob Greenberg
National Paralegal College
Date Written: February 1, 2024
INTRODUCTION
Several states have ruled specifically, either by statute or by judicial decision, on what protections may be extended to cannabis users, in particular those users who are registered as medical users. This is an examination of state protections of cannabis users with regard to firearms licensing and possession laws, state employment protection, protections extended to cannabis users in the criminal justice system (specifically those on probation and parole,) and state workers compensation protections. With the legalization of cannabis in various forms throughout the United States, the laws of these states have been adapting to keep up. The states have taken the lead when the federal laws with regard to rights for cannabis users have not changed.
Especially with the rapid changes to cannabis laws, the following analysis is only part of the many instances of protections and prohibitions of various rights and protections in the states.
State Protections for Cannabis Patients
Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy, Forthcoming
40 Pages Posted: 18 Feb 2024 Last revised: 20 Feb 2024
Also in the Cannabis Law Journal.
The views are the author’s. Information, not legal advice: speak to a lawyer about your own situation.
