Cannabis

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Latest News in Cannabis

  • August 12, 2026

    DEA Tells 4th Circ. Hemp Co. Can't Seek Review Of HHC Rule

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is urging the Fourth Circuit to throw out a hemp company's challenge to a recent rule designating a psychoactive hemp-derived compound as a Schedule I substance, saying the rule is a minor administrative change that cannot be challenged through a petition for review.

  • August 11, 2026

    US Fights Ayahuasca Church's $240K Fee Bid As Excessive

    The U.S. government is slamming as "exorbitant" a Phoenix church's request for $240,000 in fees — a sum racked up while the church successfully secured a $2 million attorney payout — arguing that the litigation was unnecessary because the church could have secured the right to use the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in religious ceremonies via an administrative process.

  • August 11, 2026

    Pot Law Labor Deal Requirement Is Preempted, NJ Judge Says

    A New Jersey law requiring cannabis operators in the state to enter into labor peace agreements with labor unions in order to secure a license is preempted by federal labor law, a federal judge has ruled, providing the state with a quicker path to appeal in the Third Circuit.

  • August 11, 2026

    Virginia Says Hemp Cos. Can't Block New THC Limits

    The day before a court hearing on a motion for a temporary restraining order, Virginia officials are urging a federal judge not to halt enforcement of the state's new THC potency caps, saying the hemp businesses' request to do so "rests on a distorted premise."

  • August 11, 2026

    Hemp Co. Vireo Aims To Toss Ownership Contract Claims

    Hemp and THC beverage maker Vireo Growth Inc. and its affiliates are asking a Minnesota federal court to toss the bulk of a suit alleging that Vireo failed to deliver on a partnership and interest contract, saying the plaintiffs' claims are largely based on a contract that was never signed or executed.

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