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 13, 2026

    Muha Meds Founders Sued For Skipping Investor Payments

    An investor and his wife are suing a pair of cannabis entrepreneur brothers in California state court, claiming they falsely promised ownership stakes in their three companies along with monthly payouts of $120,000 after accepting their $2.75 million investment.

  • November 13, 2026

    3rd Circ. Backs NJ Cop In Medical Pot Seizure Suit

    The Third Circuit on Friday backed the dismissal of a lawsuit against a police officer who seized medical marijuana from a registered patient in 2017, finding that the strong smell of marijuana was enough for the officer to initiate a search.

  • November 13, 2026

    CBD Co. Says Ex-Business Partner Must Produce Documents

    A CBD oil processing company is asking a Washington federal judge to force a former business partner to produce documents in an $8.7 million contract breach dispute, saying its responses in discovery so far have been at best evasive and incomplete.

  • November 12, 2026

    3 Vape Distributors Reach Deal To Flee Price-Fixing MDL

    Several cannabis vape distributors have reached a deal that would allow them to escape part of a sprawling multidistrict litigation accusing them of price-fixing CCell-branded hardware, asking a California federal court to give them until early next month to finalize the agreement.

  • November 12, 2026

    Hemp Industry Eyes Lame-Duck Effort To Thwart Product Ban

    With one month left to go before virtually all hemp products become federally illegal, a member of Congress told Kentucky hemp interests Thursday night that he and his colleagues will propose numerous amendments to upcoming must-pass bills in order to avert what many in the hemp industry have described as an existential threat.

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