After a minor accident in 2016, funeral director Justin Wild revealed to his employer, Carriage Funeral Holdings Inc., that he was taking medical marijuana to treat his cancer. The funeral home terminated him shortly thereafter, and Wild filed suit claiming he was discriminated against under New Jersey law.

Hearing arguments Tuesday in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, the state Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold the Appellate Division's ruling that the funeral home was required to accommodate Wild's use of medical marijuana as part of his treatment as allowed under the state's Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act and whether Wild's discrimination claim under the Law Against Discrimination is valid.

The justices must decide how the compassionate use act and the LAD coexist in a case that apparently could have huge implications for medical marijuana users throughout the state.