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July 27, 2026
A subsidiary of cannabis giant Verano Holdings LLC was hit with a patent infringement suit in Virginia federal court Monday accusing it of ripping off a California company's pioneering technology using safer, low-temperature ethanol extraction processes to obtain oils and compounds from cannabis, which helps avoid the risk of fires or explosions.
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July 27, 2026
The maker of Zone nicotine pouches reached a deal to end its lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of unfairly holding up its market application, which the company said could force it to stop selling its products for years.
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July 27, 2026
A North Carolina hemp company challenging the legality of a recent U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration rule designating a psychoactive hemp-derived compound as a Schedule I substance has told the Fourth Circuit that the agency defied Congress when it issued the rule.
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July 27, 2026
In the first half of 2026, lawsuits taking aim at recent federal shifts in cannabis policy, a federal ban on marijuana users owning firearms and purported residency criteria in state cannabis licensure programs were argued in multiple courts across the country.
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July 24, 2026
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into forbearance negotiations, the latest real estate investment craze, and the ongoing challenges for Wall Street landlords in the Sun Belt.
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July 24, 2026
Two landlords are demanding their insurance company pay for needed repairs to their Los Angeles area property after a renter's illegal cannabis growing setup sparked a fire, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court, accusing the provider of wrongfully denying coverage for fire-related repairs by reclassifying them as tenant damage.
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July 24, 2026
Tesla Inc. faces a disability discrimination lawsuit from a worker who claims in California state court that it refused to accommodate an ongoing knee disability and disqualified him from transferring to a less demanding role due to his legal medical cannabis usage.
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July 24, 2026
The city manager of a Detroit suburb did not violate Michigan's Open Meetings Act by privately evaluating and ranking applicants for the city's limited recreational marijuana licenses, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled, reversing an appellate decision.
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July 23, 2026
A court order blocking Rhode Island's social equity and adult-use cannabis licensing program will likely come to an end after a federal judge indicated that she would undo her prior ruling, if given the opportunity, since lawmakers have removed the challenged residency requirements.
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July 23, 2026
Police can't search a vehicle without a warrant based only on probable cause that someone committed a civil marijuana infraction, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, finding that the state's interest in enforcing a minor violation doesn't outweigh a driver's Fourth Amendment rights.
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July 23, 2026
The cannabis companies behind the Stiiizy brand have agreed to take into mediation a $1.26 million dispute with a San Diego-based retailer, with a Los Angeles County judge ordering a pause in the pending litigation.
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July 22, 2026
The maker of the Whole Herbs brand of kratom products shouldn't be allowed to trim a lawsuit claiming it's partially liable for the overdose death of a 33-year-old man, the man's father has told a Connecticut state court, saying his suit sufficiently pled all claims and that "there is no such thing as 'good kratom.'"
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July 22, 2026
Members of Congress on Wednesday unveiled a bipartisan bill to legalize, regulate and tax the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, while a federal ban on virtually all consumable hemp products is still due to take effect in less than four months.
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July 22, 2026
Altria and Juul are urging the Ninth Circuit to undo a class certification ruling in an antitrust case over Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette maker, saying the classes include disparate groups of purchasers from across the country.
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July 21, 2026
Ohio lost its bid Monday in federal court to be allowed to enforce a new law that reclassifies hemp products as marijuana, as a judge rejected the state's arguments that the hemp product manufacturers and sellers waited too long to file their lawsuit.
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July 21, 2026
Massachusetts state officials Tuesday tossed out a legal objection to the integrity of signatures gathered in favor of putting a petition to repeal retail marijuana legalization on the ballot, effectively ensuring that the issue will appear before voters this fall.
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July 21, 2026
A Utah federal judge has refused to block a National Labor Relations Board case accusing a medical marijuana dispensary of firing four union supporters, ruling that the dispensary's injunction request was barred since the case stemmed from a labor dispute.
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July 21, 2026
Baker McKenzie has hired two attorneys, in Washington, D.C., and New York, who focus their practices on life sciences transactional matters and intellectual property issues, the firm announced Tuesday.
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July 20, 2026
An investment company is looking to secure a $1.34 million default judgment against the cannabis venture that previously sued it for $40 million, according to a notice filed by the investor that said the cannabis entity's suit was tossed.
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July 20, 2026
A California federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a $7.5 million settlement to end claims that Weedmaps inflated its monthly average users metric after going public, causing its stock to drop when the truth came out.
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July 20, 2026
A California federal judge dismissed, for now, a Tilray customer's proposed class action alleging she was misled about the protein content of the company's hemp powders on Amazon product listings, ruling Friday they complied with federal labeling requirements, since the listings feature complete nutrition facts panels and percent daily value.
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July 20, 2026
A CBD oil company is seeking a default judgment and a $1.7 million award against a hemp farm that accused it of breaching their contract, while the farm is asking the Washington federal court to forgive its late filing in the $14.7 million case.
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July 17, 2026
A Los Angeles County shopping center and a cannabis dispensary within it have been sued in state court over claims that the property's parking lot, pathways and entrance have obstacles that make it difficult and even dangerous for the plaintiff, who has physical disabilities, to shop there.
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July 17, 2026
A Sixth Circuit panel has rejected a convicted felon's appeal seeking to suppress evidence from a search that found three firearms and contraband in his house, saying police had a reasonable suspicion that he was hiding criminal activities at the house.
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July 17, 2026
A Missouri hemp coalition is suing the state's governor, attorney general and head of its Department of Health and Senior Services in federal court, saying a newly signed law regulating hemp effectively eliminates the state's hemp product industry and contradicts both federal law and itself.