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Growing Cannabis Industry: Product Liability Concerns and the Crystal Ball of Predicting Litigation
In this era of a billion dollar product industry where more and more states are legalizing marijuana use, there is a significant absence of legal precedent to provide guidance on cannabis product liability issues. In fact, there have only been a total of two cases dealing with cannabis product liability issues. The first was a 2015 Colorado class action against a cannabis grower for pesticide use. The second case was a wrongful death matter filed in Colorado against a manufacturer of cannabis-infused candy.
Melissa K. Roeder, Of Counsel in Foley & Mansfield’s Seattle office, focuses her practice on defending asbestos matters and building a marijuana product liability defense practice. She is the DRI Northwest Regional Director and is the program chair for the DRI Marijuana Law Seminar.
