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June 02, 2026
Lyrics and a music video were properly admitted as evidence against two rappers accused of being a part of a Kansas City, Missouri, drug trafficking ring, the Eighth Circuit has ruled, saying the relevance of the lyrics was "obvious" when affirming their convictions and prison sentences.
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June 02, 2026
A group of seven House Democrats is pressing the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to issue tax guidance for state-licensed medical cannabis businesses, warning that delay could leave taxpayers unable to claim deductions they might be eligible for after the Trump administration loosened federal restrictions.
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June 02, 2026
A New Jersey appellate panel on Tuesday questioned if Lowenstein Sandler LLP ever filed the amended complaint that would trigger the allegedly missed deadline that Trif & Modugno LLC says is fatal to Lowenstein Sandler's bid for $750,000 in unpaid fees from a failed cannabis venture.
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June 02, 2026
Los Angeles urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to dispose of a dormant commerce clause challenge to the city's cannabis licensure program, saying the federal rescheduling of medical marijuana should not influence the case.
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June 02, 2026
Two hemp companies are challenging a recent U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration rule that designated a hemp-derived psychoactive compound as a Schedule I substance, saying the agency's move was an unlawful overreach that contradicts Congress' legalization of hemp.
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June 01, 2026
The U.S. International Trade Commission will take a second look at a ruling that threw out a Juul nicotine patent and dismissed the company's complaint accusing Altria and its Njoy brand of selling infringing vaporizer products, asking both sides to clarify how a key phrase in the patent should be understood.
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June 01, 2026
Connecticut will change its cannabis tax structure, provide funding to local governments for property tax reductions and make other tax changes under a 2027 budget bill signed by the governor.
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June 01, 2026
Louisiana lawmakers have given final approval to a bill to establish a psychedelic-assisted therapy program under the state's health department.
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June 01, 2026
A Florida federal judge has permanently tossed a defamation action a store owner operating as "The King of Vape" brought against the New York Post, saying the e-cigarette retailer "tried to get clever" by tweaking his case to skirt a standard required of libel suits brought by public figures.
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May 29, 2026
New Jersey lawmakers have given final approval to a bill extending the state's existing hemp policy until an upcoming shift in the federal definition of hemp takes effect in November as well as making it easier for medical cannabis dispensaries to also sell recreational products.
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May 29, 2026
A Florida state appellate court revived a law firm's complaint alleging tortious interference against a widow over a contingency fee agreement involving tobacco injury case referrals, finding that the lower court wrongly tossed the lawsuit based on extraneous information even though there was sufficient evidence to support a claim.
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May 29, 2026
A Trump administration rule loosening federal restrictions on state-sanctioned medical marijuana has been hit with another legal challenge in D.C. Circuit Court, initiated Thursday by a coalition of interests alleging they will be adversely impacted by the policy shift.
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May 29, 2026
A Wildwood-based hemp store is suing New Jersey state regulators in federal court, alleging they jumped the gun by changing the state's definition of legal hemp ahead of the change in federal regulation, leaving it with unsellable and illegal inventory as the beach season starts.
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May 28, 2026
Organic food producer Eden Foods sued Eden Holistics in Nevada federal court Wednesday, alleging that it violated their settlement agreement in an underlying trademark dispute in which the CBD company was to stop specific uses of "Eden" in connection with consumable goods and that it never intended to comply with it.
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May 28, 2026
A Maryland federal judge found that a landlord of cannabis companies can't be held liable after four tenants defaulted on their leases, ruling that shareholders missed clues about the defaults found in public records and failed to show what the property owner knew beforehand.
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May 28, 2026
Tennessee became the latest state to approve a policy paving the way for more research into ibogaine; Vermont lawmakers brought a bill doubling cannabis potency and possession limits closer to the finish line; and California legislators approved a bill banning the sale of "laughing gas" used for recreational purposes. Here are the major moves in cannabis and psychedelics legislation from the past week.
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May 28, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge won't allow Curaleaf to block enforcement of a provision of the state's cannabis law requiring labor peace agreements between cannabis operators and their employers, saying the company's slow movement doomed its motion.
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May 27, 2026
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 consider its claims against the state on the merits rather than remanding the issue to a lower court.
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May 27, 2026
The anti-cannabis advocacy organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana will be joined by three states in its legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Justice's final rule loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana.
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May 27, 2026
A New Jersey appeals panel has found that the state's cannabis law grants a private right of action to employees who allege they were fired or denied work solely because of a positive cannabis test, reviving a woman's suit alleging she was denied a job because of her recreational cannabis use.
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May 26, 2026
A cannabis growing business in California's Monterey County has launched a Chapter 7 case with between $10 million and $50 million of debt, less than six years after it abandoned an earlier bankruptcy.
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May 26, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp.
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May 26, 2026
A California attorney who has challenged state and local cannabis licensing policies across the country on the grounds that they discriminate against out-of-state players urged the Ninth Circuit not to dispose of his challenge to Los Angeles' social equity program.
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May 26, 2026
A D.C. federal judge has thrown out a challenge to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program to give Medicare beneficiaries access to federally legal hemp products, finding none of the groups or individuals who aimed to block the program have standing.
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May 22, 2026
This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026.