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

  • January 29, 2026

    NC Vape Sale Limits Face Preemption Test At 4th Circ.

    Counsel for vape manufacturers and sellers implored the Fourth Circuit Thursday to agree with an interpretation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that would preempt a new North Carolina law that regulates and prohibits the sale of certain e-cigarette or "vape" products.

  • January 29, 2026

    Vape Cos. Tell 4th Circ. Not To Stay Block On Va. Regs

    A pair of vape companies is urging the Fourth Circuit not to issue a stay on an order blocking enforcement of a Virginia law prohibiting the sale of unapproved e-cigarettes, saying the district court correctly found that portions of the law were preempted by federal law.

  • January 29, 2026

    Rescheduling Cannabis Marks New Tax Era For Operators

    As the attorney general takes steps to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, operators and advisers should prepare by considering the significant changes this will bring from tax, state, industry and market perspectives, says Michael Harlow at CohnReznick.

  • January 29, 2026

    Dispensaries Sue Hawaii Over Criminalizing Hemp Products

    Two dispensary owners are suing Hawaii's attorney general and the Hawaii State Department of Health, alleging that the state's new law regulating hemp products is preempted by the 2018 Farm Bill and violates the supremacy clause by criminalizing conduct Congress legalized.

  • January 29, 2026

    Legal Group Tells Justices Pot User Gun Ban Unconstitutional

    Libertarian group Liberty Justice Center is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Fifth Circuit ruling that found disarming a cannabis user based solely on that use is unconstitutional, saying it's not consistent with historical analogues barring "dangerous" people from owning guns.

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