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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 25, 2026

    Hemp Shop Owner Hits LA With $10M Suit Over Raids

    A Black entrepreneur claims he was run out of business through unlawful and racially motivated raids on his hemp shop by the Los Angeles Police Department, in a lawsuit in state court that seeks $10 million in damages — the third he has filed on similar claims against city officials.

  • September 25, 2026

    Atlantic City's Cannabis 'Point Man' Charged With Bribe Scam

    Prosecutors have charged an Atlantic City, New Jersey, public official and school board member with multiple criminal counts, alleging he helped a cannabis business circumvent five-figure fees as the city's cannabis "point man" in exchange for cash and cannabis bribes and the business owner physically assaulting a critic.

  • September 25, 2026

    Calif. Appealing Order Faulting Cannabis Tracking System

    California's cannabis regulator will appeal a state court's judgment finding that the agency failed to implement a system highlighting suspicious marijuana transactions as it was required to do so by state law.

  • September 25, 2026

    Kansas Officials Say Hemp Raid Suit Should Be Tossed

    State and local officials in Kansas are urging a federal court to throw out a lawsuit that two retailers have brought alleging their shops were wrongly raided and that their legal hemp products were seized, contending the businesses' latest complaint fell short of alleging any constitutional rights were violated.

  • September 25, 2026

    FTC Push May Create Dual Origin-Claim Risks For Contractors

    Recent Federal Trade Commission actions involving Made in USA advertising requirements offer a preview of enforcement themes that may impose dual compliance burdens on government contractors that are also subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation Buy American restrictions, says Amy Hoang at Seyfarth.

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