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February 27, 2026
A pair of Minnesota state senators have introduced a bill to create and regulate a medical psilocybin use program, which would allow residents over 21 with qualifying medical conditions to cultivate and use the drug to treat their conditions.
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February 27, 2026
An Oklahoma magistrate judge will let a cannabis cultivator continue its outdoor growing operations while it fights state officials over the revocation of its license, finding that the government's safety arguments are undermined by its own stated policy and actions.
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February 27, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its February oral argument session by hearing its newest Second Amendment case over a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms, as well as a dispute over whether motor carrier brokers can be held liable for truck crashes under state law.
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February 26, 2026
Cannabis and hemp product maker Tilray Brands Inc. is urging a California federal court to throw out a proposed class action alleging that it misleads consumers on the amount of protein its "Just Hemp" powder contains, saying the suit is preempted by federal regulations.
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February 26, 2026
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday affirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration complied with the law when it promulgated a new rule requiring companies seeking premarket authorization of new tobacco products to investigate the product's health effects.
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February 26, 2026
New York City officials are asking the Second Circuit to deny a bid from two business owners to block enforcement of the city's cannabis laws against their club while they appeal a lower court decision, saying they don't have standing to seek the injunction.
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February 26, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced that the director of policy at the state's cannabis regulatory agency would take over the office's top leadership role.
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February 26, 2026
Hawaii's attorney general and health department director are urging a federal court to throw out a challenge to new hemp regulations, arguing that they have immunity under the 11th Amendment and that the regulations don't conflict with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill.
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February 25, 2026
Tool company Chervon North America Inc. and retailer Lowe's Home Centers LLC have, for now, beaten a proposed class action accusing them of selling lithium-ion batteries that caught fire, after an Illinois federal judge ruled that the buyer failed to point to any particular "promise regarding safety."
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February 25, 2026
Former executives of boxer Mike Tyson's cannabis venture Tyson 2.0 Inc. filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court to inspect the company's books and records in order to determine the true value of their shares, saying they have concerns based on the company's recent performance.
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February 25, 2026
Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a bill Tuesday to legalize simple possession of marijuana for recreational purposes and to tax and regulate its sale, along with a slew of other cannabis reforms.
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February 25, 2026
A Florida magistrate judge on Wednesday recommended against dismissing the bulk of a former Jushi Holdings Inc. executive's suit alleging he was fired in retaliation for compliance with safety standards.
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February 25, 2026
A proposed class of budtenders is suing an Illinois dispensary and its management company, saying they violate state and federal labor law by pooling tips and distributing them to managers as well as the budtenders.
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February 24, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge won't let a group of cannabis companies recharacterize their interest payments as principal payments to a lender they say falsely held them in default, saying the contract agreements don't support the claim.
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February 24, 2026
A biotechnology company accused of having lifted trade secrets regarding clinical trials of potential LSD treatments for psychiatric disorders asked a Delaware federal judge Monday to dismiss or narrow the suit, which it says was brought by a "disgruntled former vendor."
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February 24, 2026
Instagram celebrity Dan Bilzerian is dropping a suit against the company he used to run that sought indemnification for a defamation suit, stipulating to the dismissal of the case without prejudice.
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February 23, 2026
A group of vape manufacturers and distributors are asking a California federal judge to throw out consumers' claims in antitrust multidistrict litigation, saying the allegations fail to establish either standing or the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy.
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February 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case asking it to consider whether Maryland's marijuana social equity licensing program unconstitutionally discriminated against out-of-state entrepreneurs.
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February 23, 2026
A hemp retailer is suing the U.S. government and agencies of the U.S. Virgin Islands in federal court, alleging that they raided the retailer and seized hemp products without a warrant and despite the products being legal at the time.
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February 23, 2026
Rhode Island's state cannabis regulator is urging a federal court to throw out a suit challenging its social equity licensing scheme, saying the plaintiff lacks standing because his application was not denied for the reasons he's challenging.
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February 20, 2026
An Alabama federal judge has rejected a woman's bid to dismiss her indictment for trafficking the psychedelic ayahuasca for sacramental purposes, finding that her sincerely held religious belief did not override the government's interest in prosecuting drug laws.
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February 20, 2026
An Illinois dispensary is suing its former business partners, rival shops and a law firm in a $10 million racketeering suit, alleging they conspired to steal the dispensary's assets and sabotage their attempts to reopen in a bid to drive them out of business.
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February 20, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge on Friday threw out a suit alleging that GardaWorld Cash Service violated federal employment law with surcharges on its employee health plan for those who use tobacco or refused COVID-19 vaccination after finding that the two named plaintiffs did not participate in the health plan.
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February 20, 2026
The federal government is urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit finding that a man couldn't be disarmed for regular cannabis use under federal law, arguing that the law does allow such disarmament — much as founder-era laws authorized taking guns away from "habitual drunkards" to preserve public safety.
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February 19, 2026
An entheogenic religious organization is urging the Tenth Circuit to maintain an order blocking Utah County and Provo City, Utah, from prosecuting a church for its use of psilocybin, saying the state's religious protections shouldn't depend on whether the prosecutors consider the religion "legitimate."