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

  • December 09, 2025

    Cannabis Stores Can't Sue Under RICO, 9th Circ. Rules

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday backed a federal judge in tossing racketeering claims brought against a California city by a group of companies facing more than $5 million in local government fees under a contract to allow construction of six cannabis cultivation facilities.

  • December 09, 2025

    Florida Atty Says Sanctions For Fake Citations Go Too Far

    An attorney said a Florida federal judge went too far with her sanctions over fake citations following the possible use of artificial intelligence in his motion for a temporary restraining order, and asked her to reconsider the level of punishment.

  • December 09, 2025

    Va. Says Vape Cos. Have No Standing To Challenge State Ban

    The Virginia Attorney General and tax commissioner are urging a federal court to deny a bid to block enforcement of its ban on unapproved e-cigarettes, saying the companies leading the suit don't have standing because the products are federally illegal.

  • December 08, 2025

    Hyundai Unit Seeks Exit From Cannabis Patient Case

    A subsidiary of Hyundai wants to end a would-be employee's discrimination lawsuit that accuses the company of pulling back a job offer after learning she used marijuana to manage PTSD, telling a federal court that she lied about having a medical cannabis card to treat the condition and about her education.

  • December 08, 2025

    Insurer Denies Coverage To Retailers For Kratom Death Suit

    An insurance company is arguing it has no obligation to defend two Washington retail smoke shops facing a lawsuit by a father who claims they sold kratom products that killed his son, telling a federal court that their policies do not cover injuries caused by the sale of products expected to cause injury.

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Cannabis

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Drug Enforcement Agency
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • California Bureau of Cannabis Control
  • Department of Health & Human Services
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • State and international regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • SAFE Banking Act
  • STATES Act
  • Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act
  • Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Rohrabacher–Farr amendment
  • Bank Secrecy Act
  • Federal and state legislation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • FDA and FTC actions over cannabis’s purported health claims
  • IRS actions against cannabis companies
  • Antitrust investigations
  • Financial regulatory actions
  • Federal criminal matters
  • State enforcement actions
  • LITIGATION
  • Civil RICO actions brought against cannabis concerns
  • Employment disputes
  • Securities class actions
  • Intellectual property matters
  • Consumer class actions
  • Bankruptcy
  • Tax disputes
  • Challenges to federal or state regulations
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • M&A activity involving cannabis companies
  • Commercial real estate transactions
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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  • Federal and state policymakers and lawmakers
  • General counsel interviews

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  • Cannabis lawyers at large to medium-sized law firms and boutiques
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  • Counsel and executives at venture capital and investment firms
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Federal and state lawmakers
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.