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

  • June 30, 2026

    Pot Co. Fights To Keep Defamation Claims Against Atty Alive

    A Montana intellectual property attorney and his wife shouldn't be allowed to escape a cannabis cultivator's defamation lawsuit accusing them of posting falsehoods on social media, the company told a federal court, saying it could prove the posts were lies and resulted in $700,000 in losses.

  • June 30, 2026

    Smoke Shops Take Aim At Mass. Ban On Vapes And Pouches

    Massachusetts' health agency and other state officials are illegally forcing smoke shops and other retailers to pull vapes and nicotine pouches from shelves, the retailers alleged in a lawsuit claiming the enforcement effort violates federal law and caused sales to dramatically drop.

  • June 30, 2026

    Cannabis Investors Want Arbitration Award Fast-Tracked

    A group of cannabis investment funds has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to fast-track their bid to confirm a favorable arbitration award and immediately prevent entrepreneur John David Engel and several of his affiliated entities from taking actions that could undermine the award while confirmation proceedings are pending.

  • June 30, 2026

    Law Firm Permitted $63M Cannabis Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says

    The court-appointed receiver for a California cannabis cultivation company at the center of a $63 million Ponzi scheme has filed suit against Murchison & Cumming LLP in Los Angeles federal court, accusing the business litigation firm of looking the other way while a junior associate allowed the fraud conspiracy to continue by ignoring red flags.

  • June 30, 2026

    Cannabis Co. Says EEOC Sex Harassment Claims Too Vague

    Cannabis giant Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. is urging an Illinois federal court to throw out claims from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that a class of unnamed women employees faced constant sexual harassment, saying the complaint is too vague for the company to be on notice for what it has to defend against.

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  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • SAFE Banking Act
  • STATES Act
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  • Rohrabacher–Farr amendment
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