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

  • April 08, 2026

    Erotic Influencer's Pot Co. Sued For Infringing Lil Baby's IP

    An erotic content influencer, her entrepreneur boyfriend and their Miami-based cannabis company are accused of tarnishing rapper Lil Baby's brand and trademarks by using them to push contaminated marijuana products while tying them to "explicit" adult content, according to a California federal lawsuit.

  • April 08, 2026

    Judge Affirms Default Judgment Against Defunct 'Neobank'

    Portland, Oregon-based cannabis company Killa Bees Distribution LLC has secured a default judgment against a now defunct cannabis industry-focused "neobank," which failed to return more than $126,000, according to a federal judge's order, but the case may be far from over.

  • April 08, 2026

    Colo. Cannabis Co. Seeks Receiver After $13M Loan Default

    A Colorado cannabis company requested judicial oversight of its dissolution Tuesday after informing a state court judge through a motion for emergency appointment of a receiver that the company is no longer able to pay its obligations.

  • April 08, 2026

    NC Vape Seller Defaults In FDA Suit Over Illegal Imports

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration scored a big win in its bid to permanently block a North Carolina vape distributor from importing and selling illicit flavored e-cigarettes from China, with a federal judge giving the government a default win.

  • April 08, 2026

    Judge Halts RI Cannabis Licensure Amid Residency Challenge

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday ordered state marijuana regulators to halt social equity and adult-use cannabis licensure while a constitutional challenge from out-of-state entrepreneurs seeking to enter the market plays out.

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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
  • 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
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  • M&A activity involving cannabis companies
  • Commercial real estate transactions
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  • Personnel moves
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  • Federal and state policymakers and lawmakers
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  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Federal and state lawmakers
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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