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Latest News in Cannabis

  • November 19, 2025

    Rand Paul Eyes Returning Hemp Policy To The States

    Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who unsuccessfully sought to strike hemp ban language from the government spending bill, told Kentucky hemp interests Wednesday that he was considering legislative language that would return the issue to the states.

  • November 19, 2025

    Cannabis REIT Innovative Industrial Hit With New Investor Suit

    A shareholder for cannabis-focused real estate investment trust Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. accused the REIT's current and former executives Wednesday of not telling shareholders about how poorly several of the its largest tenants were doing.

  • November 19, 2025

    Cresco Gets THC Potency Suit Tossed In Federal Court

    Cannabis giant Cresco Labs has, for now, beaten a proposed class action accusing it and its subsidiaries of mislabeling their cannabis oil to get around Illinois THC potency limits, after a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the consumer's suit, at best, points to a mistake in law, and not an instance of fraud.

  • November 19, 2025

    Conn. Officials Say Feds' Bill Moots Challenge To Hemp Law

    Connecticut state officials are urging a federal court to throw out a suit from hemp producers challenging the state's regulation of intoxicating hemp products, saying the redefinition of hemp in the recently signed bill reopening the government is even stricter than the state's regulations, making the case moot.

  • November 18, 2025

    Pa. Panel Says Burnt Weed Smell Justified Search

    The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday refused to suppress evidence in a drug possession case, ruling that the odor of burnt marijuana creates probable cause for police officers to detain someone and search for drugs.

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