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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

  • September 17, 2026

    Insurer Off The Hook For $5M E-Cig Wholesaler Fire Coverage

    An Illinois federal judge handed a complete win to an insurer on its counterclaim that an electronic cigarette product wholesaler isn't owed nearly $5 million in coverage for a warehouse fire because it misrepresented important facts about its business when seeking coverage.

  • September 17, 2026

    Cayuga Nation Gets Reduced Atty Fees After RICO Verdict

    The Cayuga Nation has been awarded more than $261,000 in attorney fees, costs and sanctions after convincing a New York federal jury that two smoke shop operators violated federal racketeering law, despite the tribe's damages being entirely offset by a larger award on the operators' counterclaim.

  • September 17, 2026

    Judge Won't Toss Cannabis Co. Rival Suit, Criticizes AI Misuse

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied a medical marijuana company's bid to get a rival's suit dismissed, called the company's motion to dismiss "sloppy lawyering at best and an AI hallucination at worst," and warned the company's in-house counsel against continued chatbot misuse.

  • September 17, 2026

    Tenn. Prosecutor Immune In $850K Hemp Seizure Suit

    A Tennessee federal judge has dismissed a hemp distributor's claims against a district attorney general over 216 pounds of hemp that was seized, then destroyed, following a 2023 traffic stop, finding he has prosecutorial immunity.

  • September 16, 2026

    3rd Circ. Says Most Strip Searches Require Warrants

    A Third Circuit panel on Wednesday ruled that police cannot conduct warrantless strip searches outside of jails or prisons absent consent or an emergency, but found that Pennsylvania officers who unconstitutionally searched a man enjoy qualified immunity from his civil rights claims because the limitation was not clearly established at the time.

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