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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
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February 11, 2026
11th Circ. Says Infirm FLSA Deal Precludes Nonwage Claims
The Eleventh Circuit shut down a lawsuit against a cannabidiol products company Wednesday, rejecting a former worker's argument that the failure to secure approval for a settlement ending a prior case where he alleged wage-and-hour violations left him an avenue to subsequently sue for fraud.
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February 11, 2026
Fla. Panel Orders New Trial Over Forcible-Felony Instruction
A Florida appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a man convicted of being a principal in a murder, after finding an incorrect jury instruction undermined his trial defense that the use of force was justified.
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February 11, 2026
What Rescheduling Means For Cannabis Labels, Marketing
The proposed reclassification of cannabis is expected to bring heightened scrutiny of labeling, advertising and marketing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission, but the brands that tighten evidence, standardize operations and professionalize marketing controls now will see fewer surprises and better outcomes, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.
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February 11, 2026
Vape Sellers Urge Court To Pause Texas China Liquid Ban
Vape distributors and retailers asked a federal judge to pause enforcement of a Texas law prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes using liquid from China, saying they are already suffering "irreparable harm" while fighting the rule.
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February 11, 2026
NJ Cannabis Worker Axed For Talking Pay, Suit Claims
A former harvester for a Garden State cannabis grower alleged in New Jersey state court that he was fired in retaliation for discussing compensation with a co-worker and for reporting that his manager handed out cannabis to workers for free.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Federal Trade Commission
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- California Bureau of Cannabis Control
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice
- State and international regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- SAFE Banking Act
- STATES Act
- Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act
- Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
- Rohrabacher–Farr amendment
- Bank Secrecy Act
- Federal and state legislation
- ENFORCEMENT
- FDA and FTC actions over cannabis’s purported health claims
- IRS actions against cannabis companies
- Antitrust investigations
- Financial regulatory actions
- Federal criminal matters
- State enforcement actions
- LITIGATION
- Civil RICO actions brought against cannabis concerns
- Employment disputes
- Securities class actions
- Intellectual property matters
- Consumer class actions
- Bankruptcy
- Tax disputes
- Challenges to federal or state regulations
- TRANSACTIONS
- M&A activity involving cannabis companies
- Commercial real estate transactions
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of law firm cannabis practices
- Federal and state policymakers and lawmakers
- General counsel interviews
READERSHIP
- Cannabis lawyers at large to medium-sized law firms and boutiques
- In-house counsel, compliance officers and executives at cannabis companies
- Counsel and executives at venture capital and investment firms
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Federal and state lawmakers
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.