Cannabis

Cannabis Law360 provides breaking news and analysis of emerging and evolving legal issues surrounding cannabis. Coverage ranges from regulatory and policy concerns facing the industry to the business of lawyers who counsel cannabis companies. Among the practice areas covered are intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions and employment.



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Latest News in Cannabis

  • May 05, 2026

    Cannabis Giants Sued Over Mental Health Marketing

    Recreational cannabis users hit some of the industry's largest companies — Cresco Labs, Green Thumb Industries, Verano Holdings and Curaleaf — with two sprawling lawsuits alleging the businesses overcharged for products deceptively marketed as safe and effective treatments for mental health disorders.

  • May 05, 2026

    Hemp Powder Buyer Says Amazon Images Don't End Claims

    A woman leading a proposed class action alleging Tilray Brands Inc. misleads consumers about the protein content of its hemp powders is pushing back against the company's dismissal bid, saying its latest motion is based on inadmissible evidence in the form of website printouts and other outside materials.

  • May 05, 2026

    Utah Judge Won't Block Kratom-Kava Product Sales Ban

    A Utah federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a new state law banning sales of psychoactive products derived from the kratom leaf the day before the law takes effect, finding that the new restrictions aren't barred by federal law.

  • May 05, 2026

    Travelers Unit Says No Coverage In Cannabis Explosion Suits

    A Travelers Property Casualty Corp. unit is suing two of its insureds in California federal court, seeking a declaration that its insurance policies don't cover defense and indemnity of suits over a deadly explosion allegedly caused by an illegal cannabis operation.

  • May 04, 2026

    THC Potency Suit Against Cresco Ends

    Cannabis giant Cresco Labs Inc. has brought a permanent end to a proposed class action accusing it of mislabeling products to get around state-mandated THC potency limits in Illinois, securing a stipulated dismissal following a wave of unfavorable court rulings against consumers.

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  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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  • Drug Enforcement Agency
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  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • SAFE Banking Act
  • STATES Act
  • Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act
  • Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Rohrabacher–Farr amendment
  • Bank Secrecy Act
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  • FDA and FTC actions over cannabis’s purported health claims
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  • Antitrust investigations
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