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February 13, 2026
Weedmaps Technology Inc. has reached a deal to end a proposed class action from investors alleging the cannabis tech company inflated its monthly average users metric after going public.
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February 13, 2026
The Cayuga Nation is urging a New York federal court to reject a motion by cannabis shop owners for attorney fees in a racketeering suit it brought, saying the owners didn't prevail on those claims.
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February 12, 2026
A Florida federal court dismissed a defamation complaint that a store owner operating as "The King of Vape" brought against the New York Post over an article referring to him as an "Israel hater" who aided Hamas and also sold illegal nicotine products, saying claims weren't sufficiently alleged.
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February 12, 2026
A vape wholesaler is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to stay a $1.6 million judgment it was ordered to pay to the estate of a man who suffered burns when a lithium ion battery exploded in his pocket, while the estate on Thursday filed an opposition to the stay.
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February 12, 2026
A former special adviser to a New York City Human Resources Administration deputy commissioner has been hit with an $8,500 fine after admitting to use of his city laptop to send personal emails and invoking his role at a public meeting on behalf of a cannabis dispensary application.
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February 12, 2026
The Fifth Circuit won't block enforcement of a Mississippi law that prohibits the sale of unauthorized e-cigarettes in the state, saying that the vape interests challenging the law haven't established standing to do so.
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February 11, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit shut down a lawsuit against a cannabidiol products company Wednesday, rejecting a former worker's argument that the failure to secure approval for a settlement ending a prior case where he alleged wage-and-hour violations left him an avenue to subsequently sue for fraud.
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February 11, 2026
A Florida appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a man convicted of being a principal in a murder, after finding an incorrect jury instruction undermined his trial defense that the use of force was justified.
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February 11, 2026
Vape distributors and retailers asked a federal judge to pause enforcement of a Texas law prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes using liquid from China, saying they are already suffering "irreparable harm" while fighting the rule.
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February 11, 2026
A former harvester for a Garden State cannabis grower alleged in New Jersey state court that he was fired in retaliation for discussing compensation with a co-worker and for reporting that his manager handed out cannabis to workers for free.
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February 11, 2026
A cannabis company investor is suing his former attorneys in Washington state court, alleging he lost a Washington Securities Act suit because of their failure to object to the defendant's arguments and didn't tell him about his case's dismissal.
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February 10, 2026
Connecticut would change its tax on adult-use cannabis sales to a standard excise tax instead of a tax based on the percentage of THC in a product under a bill introduced Tuesday in the state House.
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February 10, 2026
A group of Democratic Georgia state representatives have introduced a bill to decriminalize and legalize possession and use of cannabis, dubbed the Georgia Cannabis Freedom and Integrity Act.
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February 10, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday declined to revive a hemp farmer's suit against more than 30 South Carolina officials over a raid that destroyed his hemp crop, finding that he failed to show that he has any standing to file the suit.
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February 10, 2026
A New Mexico federal judge has thrown out claims from eight cannabis companies alleging DHS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection violated their Fifth and Tenth Amendment rights by seizing cannabis products, cash and vehicles.
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February 09, 2026
The Round Valley Indian Tribes and three individual members are asking a California federal court to render final judgment on two dismissed claims in its suit alleging authorities illegally raided members' properties over cannabis, so the dismissals can be appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
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February 09, 2026
A partially split Eighth Circuit panel has vacated a portion of a man's firearm possession conviction, finding that a trial court must make a determination about whether the man poses a threat to the general public because of his drug use.
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February 09, 2026
Cannabis company Killa Bees Distribution LLC has asked an Oregon federal court to enter a default judgment against the defunct 'neobank' it says failed to return nearly $127,000 in bounced checks.
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February 09, 2026
A trio of Long Island towns are pushing back against New York regulators' assertion that the state's cannabis law preempts localities from enforcing certain local policies governing where marijuana stores can be located.
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February 06, 2026
The Ohio attorney general is suing nine multistate cannabis companies in state court, alleging that they have formed cartels to control cannabis prices and push smaller, independent operators out of the marketplace.
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February 06, 2026
A California federal court has certified several classes of Juul buyers in litigation over tobacco giant Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette company, despite concerns about the damages phase of the case becoming a "Frankenstein's monster."
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February 06, 2026
A Maryland federal judge has dismissed counterclaims against Knight Specialty Insurance Co. in a suit over coverage of a fire that destroyed an insured's cannabis crop, while striking the cannabis grower's answer to the initial complaint.
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February 06, 2026
Principals and allies of a leading antidrug nonprofit pledged Friday to pursue the fight against marijuana legalization and normalization in the courts by challenging a pending proposal to loosen federal cannabis restrictions and directly suing some of the country's largest marijuana companies.
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February 05, 2026
The company behind Toys R Us is asking a Connecticut federal court to find smoke shop Vape R Us Inc. and its owner in contempt for violating a default judgment and injunction blocking it from continuing to operate under that name.
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February 05, 2026
An operator of California marijuana dispensaries is ineligible for a federal tax credit meant to help businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic because of a bar on tax breaks for businesses that sell controlled substances, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims said.