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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst

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

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.

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