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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 23, 2026

    Mich. Judge Gives Cannabis Cos. Chance To Fix Complaint

    A Michigan federal judge has given two companies challenging the city of Menominee's marijuana licensing process a chance to amend their complaint after the city argued that a waiver signed as part of a license application bars their nine-count lawsuit.

  • September 23, 2026

    Colo. Smoke Shop Chain To Pay $152K Over Kratom Potency

    The Colorado Attorney General's Office reached a $152,000 settlement with two smoke shop owners, ending claims their retail chain sold kratom products exceeding the state's legal potency limit and violated labeling rules.

  • September 23, 2026

    Judge Tosses Conn. Cannabis Licensure Suit Over Standing

    A Connecticut federal judge Tuesday tossed a suit alleging that the state's program to award social equity marijuana licenses is discriminatory, saying the would-be cannabis grower who brought the action did not show that he had standing to challenge the policy.

  • September 23, 2026

    Vape Shop Owners Say Supplier Can't Ditch THC-Content Suit

    A Texas smoke shop and its owners are urging a federal judge to keep alive their suit alleging that Delta Munchies LLC misrepresented the amount of THC in its products, leading to their prosecution, saying they've sufficiently alleged that they were misled and hurt on both the business and personal levels.

  • September 22, 2026

    Pot Shop Seeks Summary Judgment In Jushi Antitrust Suit

    There is simply no way cannabis giant Jushi Holdings Inc. can justify tempting the sellers of a dispensary with a $10 million bonus provided they keep a rival out of town, a would-be Massachusetts operator argued, telling a federal court that the provision is "naked" anticompetitive behavior.

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