Kyle Kroll and Michael Petschel recently published an article, “Cannabis, Insurance, and the Federal-State Divide,” in DRI’s In-House Defense Quarterly.
As of Q3 2024, thirty-eight states have legalized cannabis in some form, whether for recreational use (twenty-four states) or medicinal use (fourteen additional states). Likewise, more than one-third of states permit home cultivation of cannabis. But despite continued legalization at the state level, cannabis possession, cultivation, and distribution remains illegal at the federal level under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”)—though, this year’s campaigns suggest this may change.
Read more about “…states facing a new era of legality may draw upon these early cases while recognizing what has changed in public policy,” in the DRI Fall Edition.
