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May 15, 2026
The governor of Virginia signed a bill Friday enacting resentencing legislation that will allow people who are serving sentences for marijuana-related convictions to seek reductions for conduct that, since 2021, wasn't a chargeable offense in the state, her office said.
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May 14, 2026
A New Jersey doctor had his medical license temporarily suspended by a state board, which found there is good reason to believe he is "a grave danger" to his patients after prosecutors accused him of repeatedly prescribing marijuana to adults and children without complying with state law.
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May 14, 2026
Members of Congress approved language in a funding bill that would block the rescheduling of marijuana, Colorado lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to fund research into the psychedelic ibogaine and authorize the establishment of licensed treatment centers, and Rhode Island lawmakers introduced legislation to eliminate geographic criteria from the state's cannabis social equity program.
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May 14, 2026
Cannabis company Magnolia Extracts LLC must pay a distributor $1.35 million for delivered products, a California state court judge has ruled, saying the retailer waived any opportunity to claim the products were defective after accepting the shipment and then reselling it.
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May 13, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal jury has awarded $203,500 to a dispensary employee who claimed Restore Integrative Wellness Center discriminated against him by terminating his employment after he went on leave to recover from injuries sustained in a car accident.
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May 13, 2026
The pro-legalization advocacy organization Marijuana Policy Project recently made public a report culling data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's crime data explorer showing that states with legalized cannabis have seen dramatic decreases in marijuana-related arrests.
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May 13, 2026
New York cannabis regulators are urging a federal court to throw out a dispensary's challenge to the requirement that cannabis operators sign labor peace agreements with unions, saying the courts can't help a company violate federal law.
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May 13, 2026
Stiiizy, the largest cannabis retailer in California, allegedly concealed tracking tools on its websites to monitor users' shopping and purchasing habits, which it then secretly sold to data brokers, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by consumers who claim they never gave their consent.
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May 12, 2026
A New Jersey hookah and vape company infringed a trademark when it sold products under the "Breeze" name, a Michigan federal judge ruled, granting a win to a manufacturer after saying "undisputed evidence shows" the defendant did not own the marks.
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May 12, 2026
Multistate marijuana operator Ethos Cannabis was hit with a discrimination lawsuit by a former employee who claims he was fired for using medical leave for his chronic back problems and migraines, according to a complaint filed Monday in Pennsylvania federal court.
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May 12, 2026
A group of investors who claimed they were bilked out of $1.5 million by the owners of a now-defunct Muskegon, Michigan, cannabis dispensary said in a brief filed in Michigan federal court Tuesday that a federal ban on cannabis does not negate the dispensary owners' obligation to pay restitution.
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May 12, 2026
A cannabis retailer and one of its co-owners urged a Michigan federal court to toss a proposed collective action accusing the company of improperly confiscating employee tips, calling the suit "frivolous" and denying any unlawful tip-pooling practices.
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May 12, 2026
A Colorado cannabis company is suing a former director as well as Snell & Wilmer LLP and an attorney with Martin & Hyman LLC, alleging "malicious prosecution" in the form of a frivolous suit that was cover for a theft of assets.
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May 12, 2026
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is departing the agency, President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday, bringing to an end a tumultuous, one-year run as one of the nation's top health officials.
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May 11, 2026
A lawsuit seeking to halt the District of Columbia from penalizing and closing any more recreational marijuana shops was voluntarily dismissed after a federal judge told the organization behind the litigation that it likely didn't have standing to proceed.
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May 11, 2026
A California state court denied a cannabis dispensary operator's request to block discovery, ruling that an investor who allegedly loaned it $1.2 million can continue seeking evidence even though his breach of contract claim had been dismissed.
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May 11, 2026
A Michigan township asked a federal judge on Monday to toss a suit brought by a local cannabis dispensary, arguing that the dispensary is seeking to litigate a hypothetical enforcement action that the township, New Buffalo, hasn't actually instigated.
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May 11, 2026
Cannabis giant Verano Holdings Corp. is urging an Illinois federal court to either dismiss or send to arbitration a proposed class action alleging that it leaks consumers' medical information through their receipts.
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May 08, 2026
A New Jersey city's officials can deny a micro cannabis dispensary's license application based on concerns they have about the business's odor mitigation plan and consumption lounge, a state appeals court ruled, finding they acted within their discretion.
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May 08, 2026
A kratom drink maker is asking the Tenth Circuit to block a Utah law banning its product after a federal judge refused a preliminary injunction request, which it claimed left it facing more than $10.7 million in lost sales.
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May 08, 2026
A California businessman accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme with money clients gave him to invest in the cannabis industry will pay $1.6 million to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement action, according to a recently entered judgment.
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May 08, 2026
A man sentenced to four years for drug possession with an intent to sell after an officer testified that the intent was shown by the amount of marijuana he possessed, along with baggies and a scale, must have his conviction connected to selling reversed, a Florida appeals court said on Friday.
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May 08, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday found that oral nicotine pouches are taxable as tobacco products under state law, as they are made from "tobacco substitutes" through a combination of nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves and plant compounds.
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May 08, 2026
The owners of a New Jersey dispensary are asking a California federal court to disqualify Blank Rome LLP and its attorneys from representing a lender in a $1.6 million loan dispute, because the firm represented them as well and used confidential information in the lender's suit.
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May 07, 2026
A California federal judge has issued final judgments against a pharmaceutical company, its CEO and an affiliate on claims from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they defrauded investors of $6.6 million, hitting them with more than $2 million in damages and civil penalties.