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April 09, 2026
The Chinese manufacturer of Geekvape is asking to limit discovery in a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for burns a man suffered when the battery for his vape exploded while in his pocket, arguing that what the plaintiff asked for was too broad.
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April 09, 2026
A Massachusetts appeals panel Thursday refused to reinstate a suit from a widower against Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. over the death of his wife from COPD, saying he hadn't properly preserved his arguments for tolling the statute of limitations.
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April 09, 2026
Pest control company Rentokil can't escape a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully charged tobacco users more for health benefits without providing a reasonable way to avoid the fee, with a Pennsylvania federal judge rejecting the company's argument that decade-old regulations were invalid.
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April 09, 2026
An Illinois federal court has again dismissed a price discrimination case against Juul Labs over e-cigarette sales, after finding that a reversal of a previous ruling tossing the lawsuit was based on facts misrepresented by the wholesaler bringing the case.
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April 08, 2026
An erotic content influencer, her entrepreneur boyfriend and their Miami-based cannabis company are accused of tarnishing rapper Lil Baby's brand and trademarks by using them to push contaminated marijuana products while tying them to "explicit" adult content, according to a California federal lawsuit.
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April 08, 2026
Portland, Oregon-based cannabis company Killa Bees Distribution LLC has secured a default judgment against a now defunct cannabis industry-focused "neobank," which failed to return more than $126,000, according to a federal judge's order, but the case may be far from over.
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April 08, 2026
A Colorado cannabis company requested judicial oversight of its dissolution Tuesday after informing a state court judge through a motion for emergency appointment of a receiver that the company is no longer able to pay its obligations.
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April 08, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration scored a big win in its bid to permanently block a North Carolina vape distributor from importing and selling illicit flavored e-cigarettes from China, with a federal judge giving the government a default win.
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April 08, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday ordered state marijuana regulators to halt social equity and adult-use cannabis licensure while a constitutional challenge from out-of-state entrepreneurs seeking to enter the market plays out.
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April 08, 2026
A group of Texas hemp interests is suing state officials to halt implementation of new regulations restricting the sale of certain hemp products, alleging that the policy unlawfully sidestepped the authority of state lawmakers.
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April 08, 2026
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board that rejected a challenge to a vape company's trademark application, finding that there was no likelihood of confusion between it and another mark.
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April 08, 2026
Lawsuits across the country challenging the constitutionality of state and local cannabis licensure programs continue to move through the federal appellate courts, with judges reaching different conclusions on a topic with broad implications for marijuana regulation.
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April 07, 2026
An attorney's departure, fee disputes and clashes over who actually represents Oklahoma medical marijuana companies has caused a fissure in the litigation seeking to overturn the state's residency requirements, resulting in some plaintiffs being forced to file a separate lawsuit.
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April 07, 2026
There remains no timetable as to when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will kick off hearings on the merits of a proposal to loosen restrictions on marijuana, according to a status report from the government Monday.
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April 07, 2026
The Illinois-based owner of the Urb vape brand claims it is out over $300,000 after a California company ordered tens of thousands of empty vape devices but never paid for them, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in California federal court.
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April 07, 2026
Insurers have no basis to rescind a $75 million policy issued to a tobacco company alleging it was wrongly denied coverage for $89 million worth of aging tobacco inventory that was destroyed in a tornado, the company told a Tennessee federal court.
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April 07, 2026
A vape distributor and seller are urging the North Carolina Supreme Court not to disturb an appeals court ruling in their favor in a suit over an exploding battery, saying the appeals court rightly applied the "sealed container" defense.
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April 06, 2026
An Alabama smoke shop has agreed to no longer sell alleged knockoffs of Quick Fix, a brand of synthetic urine, according to a joint filing made by the retailer and the brand's maker, which filed suit claiming the counterfeits were hurting its business.
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April 06, 2026
Florida state officials are asking a federal judge to trim a lawsuit seeking to upend a state law imposing residency and citizenship restrictions on paid canvassers affiliated with some sponsors and supporters of ballot initiatives, saying the underlying law has been changed.
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April 06, 2026
A Florida church that has used a federally prohibited psychedelic as part of its rites is asking a federal court to block raids on it after filing suit against the government in February over claims that law enforcement ransacked its Orlando-area sanctuary and detained its members in violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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April 06, 2026
The U.S. International Trade Commission won't pause the import and sales bans imposed on cannabis vape company Stiiizy while the company pursues an appeal of the agency's patent infringement ruling in its dispute with rival Pax Labs.
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April 06, 2026
Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. said one of its in-house attorneys should not be forced to testify in person at an upcoming evidentiary hearing in a royalty fight with rival Philip Morris' parent company, arguing a recording of his deposition is all a North Carolina judge should need.
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April 03, 2026
North Carolina's unregulated market for intoxicating hemp products is a "medical and public safety crisis," said a report by the state's cannabis advisory council, which recommended state lawmakers legalize recreational and medical marijuana and enact rules focused on total THC content, rather than distinguishing between hemp and marijuana.
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April 03, 2026
Makers and distributors of flavored vape brands such as Puff Bar cannot escape New York's lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for the youth vaping epidemic, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the state has adequately claimed the companies misrepresented how safe vaping is.
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April 03, 2026
State lawmakers in Delaware and West Virginia advanced legislation to more tightly regulate kratom products, Missouri and Kentucky legislators considered bills to fund research into the therapeutic uses of the psychedelic ibogaine, and Idaho's Legislature came together to urge voters to reject a medical marijuana legalization proposal that could be on the ballot this November. Here are the major moves in cannabis and psychedelics legislation from the past week.