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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
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October 17, 2025
'Small Tobacco' Cos. Challenge Va. Ban On Flavored Vapes
Virginia vape companies are looking to stop the state from enforcing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes endorsed by "Big Tobacco," calling the law unconstitutional because it runs afoul of the supremacy clause by having state officials enforce federal tobacco law, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
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October 17, 2025
Altria, Juul May Face Certified 'Frankenstein' Antitrust Class
A California federal judge indicated on Friday that he will likely certify classes of direct and indirect purchasers accusing e-cigarette makers Juul and ex-rival Altria of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce product variety on the market, although Altria's lawyer urged the judge to reconsider and avoid a "Frankeinstein" for damage calculations.
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October 17, 2025
CVS Can't Dodge Tobacco Surcharge Suit, Employee Says
CVS shouldn't be allowed to escape a proposed class action claiming it illegally charged higher fees to health plan participants and their spouses due to their use of tobacco, an employee argued Friday, urging a California federal court to reject the company's assertion that he didn't have standing.
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October 17, 2025
NM Medical Cannabis Co. Tells Tax Court 280E Does Not Apply
A New Mexico medical marijuana company said Friday that a federal policy barring cannabis enterprises from taking ordinary business deductions should not apply, and the company is entitled to a refund for overpayment.
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October 16, 2025
Closed Pot Shops Can't Stop Future Enforcement, DC Argues
A lawsuit seeking to halt the District of Columbia from penalizing and closing any more recreational marijuana shops should be dismissed, the city has told a federal court, arguing the retailers can't sue because they are either already closed or have failed to show they will be targeted.
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- AGENCIES
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Federal Trade Commission
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- California Bureau of Cannabis Control
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- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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- POLICY & REGULATION
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- STATES Act
- Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act
- Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
- Rohrabacher–Farr amendment
- Bank Secrecy Act
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