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

  • October 21, 2026

    Stiiizy Affiliate Sues Over Cannabis Shop Control

    A Stiiizy-affiliated investment company is asking a Los Angeles state court to declare it owes nothing to a minority owner of a San Francisco dispensary that finds itself in the red, according to a lawsuit that also accuses him of engaging in a power grab that could jeopardize the shop's cannabis license.

  • October 21, 2026

    Calif. Man Sues Rivian Over Cannabis Test Firing, Wages

    A Sacramento man is suing electric vehicle maker Rivian LLC in California state court, alleging he was wrongly fired after a cannabis test despite not being impaired or otherwise using cannabis at work, and that the company has not fully paid out his wages.

  • October 21, 2026

    NY Hemp Seller's Seizure, Arrest Suit Sent Back To State Court

    A New York federal judge has remanded to state court a hemp seller's suit against New York City and two of its officers alleging that they wrongfully seized a hemp shipment and then arrested one of the seller's owners, after dismissing the last remaining federal claim.

  • October 20, 2026

    Comcast Says Workers Can Avoid Tobacco Surcharge  

    Comcast has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of violating federal benefits law by imposing a surcharge for tobacco use, saying its health and welfare benefit plan is "more generous" than required.

  • October 20, 2026

    LA Tells 9th Circ. DOJ Pot Shift Can't Revive License Appeal

    The city of Los Angeles is urging the Ninth Circuit to throw out a challenge to its social equity cannabis licensure program, saying the Constitution's dormant commerce clause doesn't apply to marijuana regardless of recent changes to federal cannabis policy.

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