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

  • May 27, 2026

    Pot Co. Urges 9th Circ. To Weigh Labor Law Constitutionality

    A cannabis retailer challenging the constitutionality of a California law that requires marijuana businesses to have labor peace agreements with unions is urging the Ninth Circuit to consider its claims against the state on the merits rather than remanding the issue to a lower court.

  • May 27, 2026

    3 States Back Advocate's Challenge To DOJ Medical Pot Rule

    The anti-cannabis advocacy organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana will be joined by three states in its legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Justice's final rule loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana.

  • May 27, 2026

    NJ Pot Law Lets Workers Sue Over Hiring Bias, Panel Finds

    A New Jersey appeals panel has found that the state's cannabis law grants a private right of action to employees who allege they were fired or denied work solely because of a positive cannabis test, reviving a woman's suit alleging she was denied a job because of her recreational cannabis use.

  • May 26, 2026

    Calif. Cannabis Grower Files Ch. 7 Petition

    A cannabis growing business in California's Monterey County has launched a Chapter 7 case with between $10 million and $50 million of debt, less than six years after it abandoned an earlier bankruptcy.

  • May 26, 2026

    Calif. Atty Says Pot Rescheduling Keeps LA Appeal Alive

    A California attorney who has challenged state and local cannabis licensing policies across the country on the grounds that they discriminate against out-of-state players urged the Ninth Circuit not to dispose of his challenge to Los Angeles' social equity program.

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