Cannabis

  • April 11, 2025

    Philly Dispensary's $24.5M Award Upheld In Fraud Suit

    A Philadelphia state court judge stood by her decision to award $24.5 million to the co-owner of a medical marijuana company who alleged her partners defrauded her by convincing her to reduce her ownership stake in the company without telling her it was up for sale, noting the trial court wasn't empowered to modify a money calculation it didn't make.  

  • April 11, 2025

    Ill. Sens. OK Bill Nixing Pot Odor As Grounds For Car Search

    Illinois lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ensure the smell of marijuana on its own does not allow law enforcement to search a vehicle.

  • April 11, 2025

    Rebuffed Medical Pot Patient Can Pursue Disability Bias Claim

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has reinstated a medical marijuana user's disability bias claim in a lawsuit against a Cleveland-based construction company after revisiting a prior order, finding the company might have failed to explore alternative accommodations for the man's disabilities — apart from cannabis use — before rescinding a job offer.

  • April 11, 2025

    Pot Co. Brings Calif. Labor Peace Law Challenge To 9th Circ.

    A cannabis retailer challenging the constitutionality of a California law that requires marijuana businesses to have labor peace agreements is bringing its legal battle to the Ninth Circuit.

  • April 11, 2025

    Mich. Pot Co. Hits Vape Wholesalers With Antitrust Suit

    Redbud Roots Inc., which bills itself as Michigan's top craft cannabis cultivator, processor and supplier, is suing a group of vaporizer wholesalers, saying in the antitrust complaint that they have agreed to fix prices and keep competitors out of the market.

  • April 10, 2025

    NC Justices Asked To Weigh In On Pot Burden Of Proof

    A man convicted of drug trafficking is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to weigh in on the charges against him for selling cannabis, saying the state failed to show that it wasn't legal hemp at trial.

  • April 10, 2025

    DEA Ignored Subpoenas In Criminal Case, Suit Alleges

    A pair of defendants in a pending state court criminal case in San Diego County have asked a California federal judge to compel the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to direct two of its agents to testify in that matter, alleging the agency has violated the law by ignoring subpoenas.

  • April 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Block New Ky. Vape Regulations

    The Sixth Circuit won't block enforcement of newly enacted e-cigarette regulations in Kentucky, saying the vaping interests' delays in bringing their suit against the state and asking for an injunction undermine their claims that they face "irreparable" harm.

  • April 09, 2025

    FDA Slow To Act On Hemp And Vapes, Congress Hears

    Federal health officials' inaction on flavored vapes and hemp-derived consumables has led to a proliferation of loosely regulated products, members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee heard on Wednesday.

  • April 09, 2025

    Religious Mission Justifies Philly Injection Site, 3rd Circ. Told

    Counsel for a nonprofit seeking to open a safe injection site in Philadelphia told the Third Circuit Wednesday that it qualified as a religious organization immune from prosecution, despite not having any spiritual language in its incorporation documents.

  • April 09, 2025

    New Mexico 3rd State To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy

    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a bill legalizing psilocybin therapy in the state, making it the third state to create legal access to the active ingredient in psychoactive mushrooms.

  • April 09, 2025

    Mich. City Says Pot Co. Can't Challenge Rivals' Licenses

    A Michigan city is urging a federal court to throw out a suit by a would-be dispensary alleging that the city violated state law and the Constitution when it awarded its cannabis licenses, saying the company does not have a property right to sell substances that are illegal under federal law.

  • April 08, 2025

    ITC Won't Rethink NJOY Loss In Vape Patent Case

    The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday refused to undo part of a finding that Altria's NJOY brand vaping products infringed a patent owned by rival Juul, leaving fully in place a ban on imports of infringing products.

  • April 08, 2025

    Whistleblower Suit Must Be Tossed Or Transferred, Pot Co. Says

    Jushi Holdings Inc., a retail cannabis company, is urging an Illinois federal court to dismiss or transfer to Florida a former executive's suit alleging that he was fired for attempting to bring facilities into compliance with safety standards.

  • April 08, 2025

    Judge Preserves Psilocybin Trade Secrets Theft Suit

    A Maryland federal judge has denied a British healthcare company's bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it stole trade secrets relating to a novel method of treating depression with psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychoactive mushrooms.

  • April 08, 2025

    Wash. Smoke Shop Settles Exploding Vape Battery Suit

    An Evergreen State smoke shop has reached a settlement to end a consumer's suit over a lithium-ion e-cigarette battery that allegedly exploded in his pocket, according to new filings in Washington federal court, following a judge's decision in late March to let a vape wholesaler off the hook.

  • April 08, 2025

    Feds, Maine, Town PD Move To Toss Pot Convict's Gun Case

    The federal government, the state of Maine and the Topsham Police Department are urging a federal court to throw out a suit from a man convicted of trafficking cannabis alleging that his Second Amendment rights are being violated, saying there is a long history of disarming felons.

  • April 07, 2025

    Ex-Exec Says Pot Tracking Co. Fired Him For Whistleblowing

    A former executive at Metrc, the company that provides product tracking services for a majority of U.S. regulated cannabis markets, has alleged in a new federal lawsuit that he was fired for speaking out about the company's business practices.

  • April 07, 2025

    NYC Sues Vape Cos. For Selling Flavored E-Cigs

    The city of New York sued nine major distributors of electronic cigarettes on Monday, mirroring a related suit filed by the state in February alleging that the distributors are violating state and federal law by selling flavored products.

  • April 07, 2025

    Pot Co. Lied About Prerolled Joint Costs, Investor Claims

    An investor in cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. is suing in New York federal court, alleging that the company misled him and other investors about the costs of a prerolled joint product and vape devices, leading to a 27% stock drop when the truth came out.

  • April 04, 2025

    Pot Investor Can't Force Sales Of Products In Contract Row

    A Michigan state judge on Friday denied a cannabis investor's motion for an order forcing the sale of stored product while a dispute with his business partners plays out, finding the investor hasn't shown he's likely to succeed — particularly as much or all of the suit may end up in arbitration.

  • April 04, 2025

    State-Run Pa. Pot Stores Likely Preempted, Memo Says

    A proposal to implement state-run retail marijuana stores in Pennsylvania, similar to how the Keystone State regulates wine and liquor sales, would likely be preempted by federal law, according to a new legal memorandum commissioned by the state's medical marijuana industry.

  • April 04, 2025

    Hemp Sellers Fight To Keep Conn. Suit Alive

    A group of hemp companies is urging a Connecticut federal court not to dismiss their claims that the state's new hemp regulations are unconstitutional, saying their complaint shows that the the laws are too vague and violate the 2018 Farm Bill by redefining hemp.

  • April 03, 2025

    Justices' Ruling Empowers FDA To Rein In Vapes, Experts Say

    A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming federal regulators' authority to deny marketing applications for flavored vapes was noted as a victory for federal agency autonomy, but vaping industry interests said it could remove a crucial harm reduction tool.

  • April 03, 2025

    Ex Jushi Exec Says Pot Co. Fired Him For Whistleblowing

    The former chief operating officer for Jushi Holdings Inc. is suing the cannabis company, saying he was wrongly terminated after working to ensure the company's facilities met safety and compliance standards.

Expert Analysis

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

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