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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

  • July 29, 2025

    FDA Recommends Federal Restrictions On Kratom Extract

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it recommends placing federal restrictions on 7-Hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, an opioid-like alkaloid compound derived from the kratom leaf that the agency said had a strong potential for abuse.

  • July 29, 2025

    4th Circ. Won't Block NC Vape Regs As Vape Cos. Appeal

    The Fourth Circuit won't issue an injunction blocking a North Carolina law that would prohibit the sale of vape products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as vape interests appeal a lower court ruling denying an identical injunction.

  • July 29, 2025

    Another Pot Co. Targeted In Potency Suit By Plaintiff Firm

    Attorneys with plaintiff firm Luisi Holz Law have hit another cannabis vape company with a suit alleging that it misrepresents its vapable oils as concentrates to get around Illinois's limits on sale and possession of THC-containing products.

  • July 29, 2025

    Pot Growers Not Forum-Shopping In $17M Suit, Judge Finds

    A Massachusetts state court judge has rejected claims of forum shopping made by a berry farm accused of contaminating nearby cannabis fields with pesticides, denying a motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction.

  • July 28, 2025

    Cashier Says Cannabis Bakery Didn't Pay Overtime, Took Tips

    A former cashier for an Illinois bakery that makes and sells cannabis products sued the bakery Monday, alleging it failed to pay proper overtime wages and distributed tips to managers in violation of state and federal law.

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