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

  • September 14, 2026

    Mich. Cannabis Regulators Seek Exit From Buyout Suit

    Michigan cannabis regulators are asking a federal court to dismiss an entrepreneur's lawsuit that claims they coordinated with JARS Holdings to push him out of the cannabis business while smearing his professional reputation, arguing that JARS, not the agency, is the source of his harm.

  • September 14, 2026

    Jushi Opposes Pot Shop's Summary Bid On Antitrust Claims

    Cannabis giant Jushi Holdings and others are asking a federal court to toss a lawsuit alleging they made a $10 million deal to keep a rival out of town, arguing they did not participate in anticompetitive behavior and that the small, underfunded shop was never going to open regardless of anything they did.

  • September 14, 2026

    CBP Says Stiiizy Redesigned Vapes Still Fall Under Import Ban

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ruled Stiiizy had not shown its redesigned vape products can get around a limited importation ban issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

  • September 14, 2026

    Loper Bright Unlikely To Upend DEA Rescheduling Challenges

    As cannabis industry stakeholders await a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ruling on broader cannabis rescheduling, the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision in Loper Bright to eliminate judicial deference to agency decisions should not dramatically affect cannabis rescheduling litigation risk, but it could marginally strengthen proponents' hand if the DEA denies rescheduling, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • September 14, 2026

    Neb. Justices Again Reject Challenge To Medical Marijuana

    The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected another effort to void medical marijuana legalization ballot initiatives that voters approved by large margins, saying the cannabis reform opponent who brought the suit lacked standing to bring his complaint.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Drug Enforcement Agency
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • California Bureau of Cannabis Control
  • Department of Health & Human Services
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • State and international regulators
  • 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
  • Federal and state legislation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • FDA and FTC actions over cannabis’s purported health claims
  • IRS actions against cannabis companies
  • Antitrust investigations
  • Financial regulatory actions
  • Federal criminal matters
  • State enforcement actions
  • LITIGATION
  • Civil RICO actions brought against cannabis concerns
  • Employment disputes
  • Securities class actions
  • Intellectual property matters
  • Consumer class actions
  • Bankruptcy
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  • Federal and state policymakers and lawmakers
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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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