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DEA Agent Was Fired Over CBD Use, He Sued And Got His Job Back: A Look At A Landmark Case Challenging Cannabis Regulations
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 11:13am | 587In a landmark case, Anthony L. Armour, a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, successfully challenged his termination over CBD use. Armour’s legal dispute raises critical questions about the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding cannabis and its derivatives, particularly in...
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DEA Missteps In Marijuana Firing, Jersey City Cops Against Mayor's Cannabis Crackdown And More
Friday, November 24, 2023 - 10:22am | 1193Jersey City Cops Fight Back Against Mayor's Cannabis Crackdown A new legal push from two Jersey City police officers who were terminated after testing positive for marijuana suggests that a motive behind Mayor Steven Fulop's (D) decision to penalize law enforcement officers for consuming...
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DEA Doubles Down On Firing Of Special Agent Who Legally Used Hemp-Derived CBD Oil
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 3:09pm | 560The case around the DEA's decision to terminate the employment of a special agent in 2020 after testing positive for THC is heating up, reported Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger. Anthony Armour, who served in the agency for 16 years as a special agent, sued the DEA in federal...
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Former DEA Agent Sues Bosses For Wrongful Termination Over Legit CBD Use
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 12:30pm | 417A former DEA agent is suing in federal court after getting fired following a drug screening test that showed positive for a THC metabolite. His defense is claiming that the THC in his system was hemp-derived CBD oil he used for pain relief - an entirely legitimate product - and...