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

  • July 17, 2026

    Disabled Patron Sues Calif. Cannabis Shop, Landlord

    A Los Angeles County shopping center and a cannabis dispensary within it have been sued in state court over claims that the property's parking lot, pathways and entrance have obstacles that make it difficult and even dangerous for the plaintiff, who has physical disabilities, to shop there.

  • July 17, 2026

    6th Circ. Says Cops Had Reason To Search Felon's Home

    A Sixth Circuit panel has rejected a convicted felon's appeal seeking to suppress evidence from a search that found three firearms and contraband in his house, saying police had a reasonable suspicion that he was hiding criminal activities at the house.

  • July 17, 2026

    Mo. Hemp Cos. Say New Law Bars Their Businesses

    A Missouri hemp coalition is suing the state's governor, attorney general and head of its Department of Health and Senior Services in federal court, saying a newly signed law regulating hemp effectively eliminates the state's hemp product industry and contradicts both federal law and itself.

  • July 16, 2026

    Mo. Pot Co. Monopoly Suit Belongs In State Court, Buyer Says

    Cannabis company Good Day Farm Retail Management has allegedly become an illegal monopoly in Missouri, capturing more than a quarter of the state's available dispensary licenses through an ownership and management scheme, according to a lawsuit by a consumer who seeks to push the case back into state court.

  • July 16, 2026

    Navy Airman Seeks Honorable Discharge After Marijuana Use

    A U.S. Navy sailor removed from the military for marijuana use has urged a Connecticut federal court to review his petition seeking to upgrade his discharge to honorable, arguing that a prior secretary of defense order requires "liberal consideration" for veterans with PTSD-related misconduct.

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