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2 August 2017

Medical Marijuana Laws - Some Head-Spinning Conflicts

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As more and more states adopt medical marijuana laws, health care providers are faced with dilemmas about how to comply at the same time with different bodies of conflicting law, state and federal.
United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
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The Worcester District Medical Society published an article by Peter Martin in the July/August 2017 edition of its quarterly publication, Worcester Medicine.

As more and more states adopt medical marijuana laws, health care providers are faced with dilemmas about how to comply at the same time with different bodies of conflicting law, state and federal. A recent pair of trial court decisions from Rhode Island and Massachusetts displays two approaches to reconciling medical marijuana and employment laws. The cases show that medical marijuana statutes are only slowly and incompletely being integrated into a consistent legal landscape that has direct practical effects on practitioners as both providers and businesses.

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ARTICLE
2 August 2017

Medical Marijuana Laws - Some Head-Spinning Conflicts

United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

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Bowditch & Dewey logo
Bowditch is a highly-regarded law firm handling sophisticated transactions, challenging litigation and complex regulatory issues for businesses, families and institutions throughout Massachusetts, the region and beyond. With more than 60 lawyers, Bowditch is a preeminent law firm, delivering outstanding client satisfaction and big-firm quality legal services.
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