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Delaware: Federal Law Does Not Preempt Employee Protections under Delaware’s Medical Marijuana Law

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In Chance v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Delaware Superior Court judge recently stated that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt employee protections under the state’s medical marijuana law (DMMA). Specifically, it relied on Connecticut and Rhode Island cases that distinguish the CSA as merely making marijuana usage illegal, but not prohibiting the employment of marijuana users.

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