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June 29, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday disposed of two cases questioning whether a federal law barring users of marijuana from lawful gun ownership runs afoul of the Second Amendment, following the justices' recent ruling on a similar matter.
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June 29, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review litigation regarding a Samsung SDI Co. battery that exploded in a man's pocket, leaving unanswered a multi-appellate court split over whether a company that sells products into a state can avoid jurisdiction by claiming it intended the goods to be sold to corporate clients and not general consumers.
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June 26, 2026
A cannabis dispensary is seeking an early win in its challenge to a New York state requirement compelling cannabis operators to sign labor peace agreements with unions to secure a license, telling a federal court Friday that the state's argument alleging the company has "unclean hands" is meritless.
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June 26, 2026
The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records systems PACER and CM/ECF, an upgrade it previously said is needed to respond to escalating cyberattacks.
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June 26, 2026
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will kick off three weeks of hearings Monday on a proposal to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, by presenting testimony asserting that the drug has a valid, currently accepted medical use.
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June 26, 2026
It is impossible to manufacture kratom beverages under Utah's new kratom law, according to a dietary supplement maker that urged a federal court to block enforcement after its effort to make a new statute-compliant kratom beverage was thwarted by the law's ban on a naturally occurring compound.
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June 26, 2026
A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Intel Corp.'s 401(k) investment lineup tops the list of cases benefits attorneys will be watching this summer and fall, though appeals involving health plan tobacco fees, plan forfeiture spending and a potential Eleventh Circuit precedent shift are also top of mind. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases that attorneys should have on their radar as 2026 rolls on.
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June 25, 2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill once again reintroduced a federal bill to ease the cannabis industry's ability to access banking that previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives seven times, but has never advanced in the U.S. Senate.
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June 25, 2026
The anti-cannabis parties participating in upcoming U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration hearings on a proposal to change marijuana's Schedule I status will argue that the drug poses too many public health and safety risks for the government to loosen restrictions on it.
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June 25, 2026
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to block two vape companies from marketing their menthol-flavored e-cigarette products after finding the benefits to adult smokers didn't outweigh the risk to minors.
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June 25, 2026
An Idaho federal judge won't throw out a class action alleging Idaho violates constitutional rights by placing women on the state's Child Protection Central Registry for using THC during pregnancy, finding the director of the state's Department of Health and Welfare doesn't have immunity against the claims.
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June 24, 2026
Michigan cannabis dispensary chain Joyology was given an opportunity to clarify its lawsuit accusing a popular beach town of stifling its opportunity to open a location there through arbitrary zoning enforcement, after a federal judge punted on the municipality's bid to dismiss the suit.
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June 24, 2026
The makers of Breeze Canna and Cheetah vape pens have beaten claims they intentionally mislabeled their products to sidestep Illinois THC potency limits, with a Chicago federal judge putting a permanent end to the proposed class action after it failed to identify any actual misrepresentations.
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June 24, 2026
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and a pair of hemp product companies are butting heads in the Fourth and Ninth circuits over a newly enacted DEA rule expressly listing hexahydrocannabinol, or HHC, as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act.
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June 23, 2026
A company that provides lamps to cannabis grow facilities, Horticulture Lighting Group Corp., stiffed an electronics distributor out of more than $2 million in components, alleges a lawsuit filed in Colorado federal court.
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June 23, 2026
Oregon-based cannabis cultivator Grown Rogue International Inc. will continue to be a publicly traded company after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed a revocation case against it, finding the company had caught up on years of late filings and stayed current.
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June 23, 2026
The Third Circuit partly revived former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. over Facebook ads that falsely claimed his endorsement of CBD products, after a panel said he'd noted enough red flags in the ads that Meta could have been aware that his name and likeness were being misused.
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June 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ended a Rastafarian's bid to hold Louisiana prison guards responsible for allegedly violating his religious rights by forcibly shaving off his dreadlocks, ruling a law aimed at preventing religious discrimination at state and local levels can't be used to sue government officials in their individual capacities without their consent.
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June 22, 2026
An Oregon marijuana and hemp wholesaler has dropped its lawsuit that sought to halt a state law prohibiting interstate sales of locally cultivated cannabis, pointing to the Ninth Circuit's decision regarding the dormant commerce clause in a similar case.
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June 22, 2026
A Ninth Circuit panel expressed doubts Monday about an ordinance in Perris, California, banning off-site advertising by cannabis dispensaries, noting that the city collects taxes on cannabis sales and questioning the city's assertion that cannabis use is illegal under federal law.
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June 22, 2026
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, a leading cannabis consumer advocate, has asked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reconsider its move freezing out all pro-reform voices from upcoming hearings on a proposal to reschedule marijuana.
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June 22, 2026
The Sixth Circuit has thrown out a real estate developer's suit against the city of Pontiac, Michigan, and its clerk alleging they violated constitutional rights by delaying approvals of a proposed cannabis operation until it was no longer viable, saying the delays were an instance of discretionary actions in bureaucracy, not constitutional violations.
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June 18, 2026
A consumer suing a Chinese vape manufacturer and its U.S. distributors over an alleged price-fixing conspiracy for cannabis vape cartridges has dropped out of the suit, while the broader proposed class action seeking to recover hundreds of millions in damages for consumers nationwide continues.
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June 18, 2026
Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have signed a cannabis compact allowing transactions between tribal enterprises and state-licensed entities, the first deal of its kind since Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana in June 2021 and the tribe penned its own cannabis regulations that same year.
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June 18, 2026
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday announced its selection of interested parties to participate in upcoming administrative hearings on a proposal to reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive status, each of whom is understood to oppose marijuana rescheduling.