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

  • July 15, 2026

    What To Watch In Massachusetts In The 2nd Half Of 2026

    As midsummer approaches, Massachusetts attorneys are focused on much more than just the Red Sox winning streak and the fallout from the Jaylen Brown trade; from a headline-grabbing federal prosecution to the midterm elections to cases that could shape the state's noncompete laws, practitioners have plenty on their radar in the latter half of the year.

  • July 15, 2026

    Nitrous Buyers Seek Class Cert. Over Fla. Smoke Shop Sales

    The sister of a Florida woman who died after allegedly becoming addicted to Galaxy Gas nitrous oxide has asked a federal judge to certify a class of Florida residents who bought the company's products from smoke shops, arguing the brand uniformly marketed and distributed the gas for recreational inhalation rather than legitimate culinary use.

  • July 15, 2026

    Pot Co. Partner Sues Over Contract Breaches, Upcoming Sale

    A co-owner of a Mississippi dispensary is suing the company and its majority owner, alleging that it's been in breach of contract as it hasn't fully paid out his distributions and is contemplating a sale without his consent.

  • July 14, 2026

    Parents, Docs Sue FDA Over E-Cig Enforcement Guidance

    Pediatricians, public health groups and parents sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Maryland federal court Tuesday over its new enforcement policy permitting e-cigarette products to enter the market without abiding by the statutory premarket review requirements, which they allege would harm the nation's youth.

  • July 14, 2026

    Social Equity Pot Licensee Says Investors Are Freezing Him Out

    A former Massachusetts resident granted a retail cannabis license under the state's social equity licensing program said two brothers he brought in as investors are trying to freeze him and another investor out of the business, according to a lawsuit filed in state court Tuesday.

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