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Latest News in Cannabis

  • May 29, 2026

    NJ Bill Eases Path To Adult-Use Pot Sales For Medical Shops

    New Jersey lawmakers have given final approval to a bill extending the state's existing hemp policy until an upcoming shift in the federal definition of hemp takes effect in November as well as making it easier for medical cannabis dispensaries to also sell recreational products.

  • May 29, 2026

    DOJ Final Rule On Medical Pot Comes Under New Challenge

    A Trump administration rule loosening federal restrictions on state-sanctioned medical marijuana has been hit with another legal challenge in D.C. Circuit Court, initiated Thursday by a coalition of interests alleging they will be adversely impacted by the policy shift.

  • May 29, 2026

    Jersey Shore Shop Says NJ Jumped Gun On Hemp Change

    A Wildwood-based hemp store is suing New Jersey state regulators in federal court, alleging they jumped the gun by changing the state's definition of legal hemp ahead of the change in federal regulation, leaving it with unsellable and illegal inventory as the beach season starts.

  • May 28, 2026

    Eden Foods Says CBD Co. Is Running Afoul Of TM Settlement

    Organic food producer Eden Foods sued Eden Holistics in Nevada federal court Wednesday, alleging that it violated their settlement agreement in an underlying trademark dispute in which the CBD company was to stop specific uses of "Eden" in connection with consumable goods and that it never intended to comply with it.

  • May 28, 2026

    Judge Backs Cannabis Landlord In Investor Suit Over Defaults

    A Maryland federal judge found that a landlord of cannabis companies can't be held liable after four tenants defaulted on their leases, ruling that shareholders missed clues about the defaults found in public records and failed to show what the property owner knew beforehand.

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