The Supreme court has ruled in favor of a truck driver fired for a failed drug test after consuming a CBD product. 

The Supreme Court decision was 5-4 in favor of truck driver Douglas Horn, who was fired from his trucking job back in 2012 after consuming a CBD product advertised as being THC free. 

According to ABC News, Horn took a product called Dixie X, a “CBD rich medicine” to treat chronic shoulder and back pain resulting from a serious accident. Not long after consuming the medicine, Horn submitted to a drug test at work and failed when he tested positive for THC. He was then fired from his driving job.

Horn filed a lawsuit over lost wages against Medical Marijuana, Inc., the company associated with Dixie X in 2015. The suit alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act, along with mail and wire fraud. The lawsuit was filed under New York State laws and under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which would allow Horn to seek triple damages. 

The court ruled that RICO did not apply to personal injury cases, but later sided with Horn after he appealed. Medical Marijuana, Inc. then appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, April 2nd that Horn may go forward with his Rico claim, allowing him to seek triple damages for his firing and subsequent business injury resulting in financial ruin.