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 09, 2026

    Cookies Retail Led Dispensary Into $1.9M Tax Crisis, Suit Says

    Six entrepreneurs alleged in a California state court lawsuit that cannabis giant Cookies Retail pushed them out of their dispensary and took control over its bank accounts, leaving the retail shop saddled with nearly $2 million in unpaid taxes.

  • July 09, 2026

    Colo. Judge Stays CU Regent's Suit To Determine Immunity

    A member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents asked a federal judge Wednesday to declare an interlocutory appeal to the Tenth Circuit from university officials she alleges sanctioned her over protected speech frivolous, asking the court to keep jurisdiction over future proceedings over whether board members have immunity.

  • July 09, 2026

    Pa. Pot Convict Says Gun Carry Ban Violates 2nd Amendment

    A Pennsylvania man with a decades-old conviction for cannabis alleges in a new federal lawsuit that Pennsylvania policy barring him from getting a license to carry a gun is unconstitutional, especially in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling asserting the gun rights of marijuana users.

  • July 09, 2026

    Mass. Voters To Decide Future Of Retail Cannabis Legalization

    Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to repeal the legalization of retail cannabis in the Bay State after state officials confirmed Thursday that the campaign secured the necessary number of additional signatures to get on the ballot.

  • July 08, 2026

    Cannabis Firm Escapes Default In Pot Product Supply Dispute

    A California cannabis products distributor has overcome a default judgment in a $306,000 contract dispute after a California state court judge said that the plaintiff's delivery of a copy of the summons and complaint to the company's warehouse floor manager at the wrong address does not count as serving the defendant.

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