I own a marijuana dispensary. Will I get in trouble if a customer does something stupid after visiting my shop?
I DON’T THINK SO, but anything is possible.
You may have been alarmed by the recent Colorado lawsuit where a man named Richard Kirk shot and killed his wife after consuming a cannabis edible. This happened in 2014, but the Kirks’ kids and other family members recently sued two Denver-based marijuana companies: the processor that made the product, and the dispensary that sold it. As for Kirk, he was charged with first-degree murder and pled guilty, but switched his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Kirk claims that cannabis rendered him insane at the time of the slaying.
There is a lot to cover here, and the trial court has many facts and opinions to parse.