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

  • April 30, 2026

    Previewing FDA National Priority Vouchers In Psychedelics EO

    President Donald Trump's recent executive order on psychedelic drug access represents a watershed moment in federal drug policy, but its significance lies in two distinct regulatory pathways, the first being the Commissioner's National Priority Vouchers, which offers a significant opportunity to compress U.S. Food and Drug Administration review, say Kimberly Chew at Husch Blackwell and Odette Hauke at Odette Alina.

  • April 30, 2026

    Kroger's Health Plan Tobacco Fee Shirks ERISA, Suit Says

    Supermarket giant Kroger violated federal benefits law by requiring workers to pay an extra fee through their health plan if they used tobacco while failing to give them a fair opportunity to avoid the charge, according to a proposed class action filed in Ohio federal court.

  • April 30, 2026

    Kratom Seller Sanctioned For Deleting Blog During Suit

    A California federal judge has sanctioned Ashlynn Marketing Group Inc. in a suit alleging it hid kratom's dangerous and addictive effects, finding that it deliberately deleted a blog containing statements about kratom after the suit was filed.

  • April 29, 2026

    Utah Biz Owner Says Colo. Cannabis Store Owners Owe $4.8M

    The owners of a chain of Colorado retail cannabis stores were accused by a Utah-based entrepreneur in Colorado federal court Tuesday of owing more than $4.8 million in unpaid obligations, including more than $2 million in unpaid loans and nearly $2 million in airplane expenses.

  • April 29, 2026

    Lender Seeks Receivership Over $8M Pot Shop Default

    A lender says a pot dispensary across from Fenway Park owes it $8 million and should be placed into receivership, the latest in a series of lawsuits against one of Massachusetts' first social equity cannabis license recipients.

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