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

  • October 02, 2026

    NJ Senator Accused Of Cannabis Social Equity Scheme

    The former chief of staff for Democratic New Jersey state Sen. Raj Mukherji alleged that the lawmaker and his business associates exploited him and other minorities to secure social equity cannabis licenses.

  • October 02, 2026

    Atty Can't Kill Claims He Tricked Client Into Renting From Him

    An attorney cannot escape a $14.5 million fraud lawsuit claiming he pressured his cannabis cultivation clients into an overpriced lease without telling them he was getting a 5% cut of the rent, a Los Angeles County judge ruled.

  • October 02, 2026

    SEC Renews Judgment Bid Against Crowdfunding Promoter

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lodged a new request in Michigan federal court for summary judgment against a businessperson it has accused of orchestrating two fraudulent crowdfunding offerings that raised almost $2 million from thousands of investors, arguing its evidence showed the man diverted much of the money to himself, his relatives and associates.

  • October 02, 2026

    Cannabis Co. Says Mass. Town Keeping License In Limbo

    A cannabis business has alleged in state court that Provincetown, Massachusetts, is holding up the company's license renewal with a demand that it waive claims against the town regarding overpayment of fees, calling the move a "strong-arm tactic."

  • October 02, 2026

    Century Surety Escapes Vape Battery Injury Coverage Suit

    An Alabama federal judge said Century Surety Co. has no duty to indemnify or defend a smoke shop being sued by a customer burned by a vape pen battery that caught fire in his pocket because the incident didn't take place at one of the retailer's locations.

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Cannabis

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  • 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
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  • M&A activity involving cannabis companies
  • Commercial real estate transactions
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  • Personnel moves
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  • Federal and state policymakers and lawmakers
  • General counsel interviews

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  • 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.