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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
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October 03, 2025
Fed. Challenge To Ala. Pot Regulators Must Wait For State Suit
An Alabama federal judge has paused a prospective medical marijuana business's lawsuit that claims it was wrongfully denied a license in retaliation for litigation it initiated, saying he wants to see how things play out in a nearly identical state court case first.
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October 03, 2025
Investor Claim Cannabis Co. Seller Hid $16M In Unpaid Taxes
California cannabis company Prime Harvest Inc. claims it was fraudulently induced into buying a cannabis distribution business that was saddled with $16 million in unpaid taxes, asking a state court to force the sellers to take back the distributor.
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October 03, 2025
Vape Cos. Tell 5th Circ. FDA Erred On Flavored E-Cigs
Multiple vaping companies told the Fifth Circuit that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority when it blocked approval of their flavored e-cigarettes since it skipped a full review of the available information, including the regulator's own survey data showing that minors aren't using them.
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October 03, 2025
Pot Co. Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Labor Peace Law Challenge
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 revive its lawsuit against the state.
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October 02, 2025
8th Circ. Won't Rehear Worker's Wrongful THC Firing Case
The Eighth Circuit on Wednesday declined to review its decision affirming a win for Peco Foods Inc. against a worker who claims he was wrongfully fired after testing positive for THC, keeping in place a panel ruling that Arkansas' at-will employment doctrine allowed for the termination.

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