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July 16, 2026
Cannabis company Good Day Farm Retail Management has allegedly become an illegal monopoly in Missouri, capturing more than a quarter of the state's available dispensary licenses through an ownership and management scheme, according to a lawsuit by a consumer who seeks to push the case back into state court.
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July 16, 2026
A U.S. Navy sailor removed from the military for marijuana use has urged a Connecticut federal court to review his petition seeking to upgrade his discharge to honorable, arguing that a prior secretary of defense order requires "liberal consideration" for veterans with PTSD-related misconduct.
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July 16, 2026
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration administrative law judge has laid out upcoming deadlines following the conclusion of hearings on a proposal to move marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.
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July 16, 2026
Senate Democrats on Thursday once again reintroduced a cannabis legalization bill that would remove the drug entirely from the ambit of the Controlled Substances Act and impose a tax-and-regulate scheme akin to what is currently in place for alcohol and tobacco.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
As midsummer approaches, Massachusetts attorneys are focused on much more than just the Red Sox winning streak and the fallout from the Jaylen Brown trade; from a headline-grabbing federal prosecution to the midterm elections to cases that could shape the state's noncompete laws, practitioners have plenty on their radar in the latter half of the year.
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July 15, 2026
The sister of a Florida woman who died after allegedly becoming addicted to Galaxy Gas nitrous oxide has asked a federal judge to certify a class of Florida residents who bought the company's products from smoke shops, arguing the brand uniformly marketed and distributed the gas for recreational inhalation rather than legitimate culinary use.
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July 15, 2026
A co-owner of a Mississippi dispensary is suing the company and its majority owner, alleging that it's been in breach of contract as it hasn't fully paid out his distributions and is contemplating a sale without his consent.
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July 14, 2026
Pediatricians, public health groups and parents sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Maryland federal court Tuesday over its new enforcement policy permitting e-cigarette products to enter the market without abiding by the statutory premarket review requirements, which they allege would harm the nation's youth.
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July 14, 2026
A former Massachusetts resident granted a retail cannabis license under the state's social equity licensing program said two brothers he brought in as investors are trying to freeze him and another investor out of the business, according to a lawsuit filed in state court Tuesday.
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July 14, 2026
The Eighth Circuit has ruled that an Iowa man who pled guilty to drug possession did not have his constitutional rights violated when a police dog discovered narcotics and firearms in his car, finding that the precipitating traffic stop was not unreasonably delayed by the canine's search.
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July 14, 2026
It's too early to rule whether an insurer breached its policy by declining to defend a cannabis farm from a former employee's claims that he was wrongfully terminated, a New Mexico federal judge held, denying motions by each of the parties.
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July 14, 2026
The Illinois-based owner of the Urb vape brand is asking a federal court to issue a $314,000 default judgment against a California company that ordered tens of thousands of empty vape devices but allegedly never paid for them, saying the company "refused to defend itself" in the case.
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July 14, 2026
Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds is looking to duck a proposed class action accusing it of sending unsolicited text messages, saying a North Carolina federal judge should apply recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent on judicial deference to find the Telephone Consumer Protection Act doesn't apply to cellphones or texts.
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July 14, 2026
The Eighth Circuit won't vacate a man's conviction for possession of a firearm while being an unlawful drug user, finding that the government produced enough evidence to show that he fit historical laws disarming those who created "terror of the people."
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July 13, 2026
A chain of marijuana dispensaries operating under the Catalyst brand has agreed to pay $300,000 in order to end claims it denied overtime pay, meal breaks and cellphone reimbursements to thousands of workers, with a Los Angeles County court giving its blessing to the settlement Friday.
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July 13, 2026
Investors suing cannabis company Parallel urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday to deny motions to dismiss their derivative suit, arguing that directors compromised their independence by granting themselves sweeping liability releases, while defense counsel countered that the releases provided no meaningful benefit beyond existing charter protections.
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July 13, 2026
An Ohio federal judge on Monday ordered state officials to stop enforcing a new law that reclassified hemp products as marijuana, although the order's scope is limited to the products manufactured and sold by the hemp interests that challenged the policy.
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July 13, 2026
A marijuana dispensary in Michigan's Upper Peninsula told a federal court that a Michigan municipality changed cannabis licensing rules midway through the process and committed fraud and breach of contract.
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July 13, 2026
Hemp product maker Urb Cannabis and its affiliates are urging the Seventh Circuit to leave intact the dismissal of a hemp seller's suit alleging that Urb's products were illegal and led to a police raid on his store, saying the racketeering claims are insufficient and fail to describe the conspiracy or identify its members.
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July 10, 2026
The manufacturer behind the popular vape brand Esco Bar has agreed to end its lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of unfairly rejecting its $7 million application seeking permission to sell more than 100 vape products, with a federal judge sitting by designation in Texas accepting a stipulated dismissal.
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July 10, 2026
A medical marijuana dispensary accused of clandestinely tracking and sharing online user health data with Google shouldn't be allowed to escape a proposed class action, a patient has told a Florida federal court, arguing that a disclaimer within its website's privacy policy doesn't automatically mean users consented to the conduct.
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July 10, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld a West Virginia man's 15-year prison term for illegal gun possession and witness tampering, rejecting his argument that his prior conviction for cultivating marijuana should not have counted as a sentence-lengthening "controlled substance offense."
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July 10, 2026
Massachusetts cannabis business interests have filed a legal objection, challenging the integrity of signatures gathered in favor of putting a petition to repeal retail marijuana legalization before voters this fall.
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July 09, 2026
Six entrepreneurs alleged in a California state court lawsuit that cannabis giant Cookies Retail pushed them out of their dispensary and took control over its bank accounts, leaving the retail shop saddled with nearly $2 million in unpaid taxes.