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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

  • September 11, 2026

    Retiree Says Pot Entrepreneur Scammed Him Of $3M Savings

    A California retiree and his relative are suing a cannabis entrepreneur and his businesses in Los Angeles court, alleging that the entrepreneur duped them into investing more than $3 million into a cannabis business, only to string them along and fail to live up to his promises of repayment.

  • September 11, 2026

    Altria Signals Appeal Of Order Ending Reynolds' Royalty Tab

    Philip Morris's parent company plans to appeal a North Carolina federal judge's ruling finding a sublicensing agreement between R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and Juul Labs Inc. relieves Reynolds of its obligation to pay ongoing royalties under a 2022 jury verdict, according to a notice filed Friday.

  • September 11, 2026

    LA Judge Rejects Bid For $134K Default In Pot Co. Loan Suit

    A California state judge has rejected a lender's bid for default judgment in a suit alleging that a cannabis oil extraction company's owner failed to pay back a $134,000 loan, saying the lender is asking for too much without sufficient evidence.

  • September 10, 2026

    Chinese Vape Co. Wants Price-Fixing MDL Tossed

    Downstream buyers of cannabis vape brand CCell parts are unable to show that an inherently illegal price-fixing and customer-allocation conspiracy existed between the Chinese manufacturer and four distributors, the companies argued in a dismissal bid, telling a California federal court that the multidistrict litigation complaint describes only "ordinary" business dealings.

  • September 10, 2026

    RJ Reynolds Wants In On Suit Over FDA Vape Review Rule

    Vape and nicotine pouch subsidiaries owned by Altria and R.J. Reynolds are looking to upend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's premarket authorization rule, claiming the agency is breaking the law by dragging out product reviews well past the statutory deadline, which delays their goods by years while illegal Chinese products flood the market.

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  • Drug Enforcement Agency
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  • POLICY & REGULATION
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  • STATES Act
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  • Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Rohrabacher–Farr amendment
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