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

  • November 09, 2026

    Justices Decline Review In Real Estate Row Over Pot Biz

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a real estate developer's case against the city of Pontiac, Michigan, alleging municipal officials violated constitutional rights by delaying approvals of a proposed cannabis operation until it was no longer viable.

  • November 06, 2026

    LA Judge Won't Toss $1.7M Freight Suit Against Vape Biz

    A vape manufacturer cannot escape a $1.7 million lawsuit over unpaid freight, a Los Angeles judge ruled, finding the complaint adequately pled to alter ego and fraud claims.

  • November 06, 2026

    Threat Claims In $1M Usury Suit Need More Facts, Judge Says

    A lender can't fully escape claims that he charged illegal interest on a $1 million loan, a California state judge has ruled after trimming the borrowers' emotional-distress claim, which leaned on speculation that the lender had illicit ties to the cannabis industry.

  • November 06, 2026

    Hemp Interests Say Illinois Law Impedes Interstate Commerce

    A coalition of hemp industry interests have filed a new lawsuit in Illinois federal court challenging a new state hemp policy that they allege is unconstitutional.

  • November 05, 2026

    Colo. Judge Denies Bid To Continue Hemp Venture Trial

    A Colorado federal judge denied a hemp entrepreneur's request to delay a trial in his suit accusing a family farm of stealing his share of hemp harvest, worth at least $9.9 million, saying he should have attached medical records if he was going to claim his health precluded him from attending.

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