https://www.law360.com/cannabis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Cannabis Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 20:25:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481816?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481816 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. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2482017 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. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:08:33 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481862?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481862 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. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:43:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481427 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. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2470226 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. Fri, 22 May 2026 17:00:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481230?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481230 A California federal judge has dismissed racketeering claims brought against a kratom supplements company accused of hiding the addictive nature of its products from consumers. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:31:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481244?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2481244 Colorado's marijuana regulator used an "unlawful" method for calculating average market rates of cannabis that resulted in inflated excise taxes being assessed against state-licensed operators, a proposed class action filed Thursday in Denver state court alleges. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479552?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479552 The Justice Department’s recent lowering of certain medical marijuana products to Schedule III means operators — particularly those simultaneously offering federally illegal adult-use cannabis — must implement greater structural discipline to navigate an increasingly fragmented legal landscape if they hope to benefit from new tax deductions and access to capital, say attorneys at Akerman. Fri, 22 May 2026 12:59:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480730?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480730 California-based brewer Riip Inc. is suing a seller of hemp-based THC products, alleging that its line of "Riipit" products knowingly infringes on its own branding. Thu, 21 May 2026 19:26:45 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480320?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480320 Vape companies are looking to stop a Pennsylvania law that would effectively ban most e-cigarettes, claiming in a federal lawsuit that the statute is unconstitutional, would destroy roughly $2 million of their inventory and targets products that federal regulators say helps smokers quit. Thu, 21 May 2026 18:03:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480775?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480775 Virginia's governor vetoed legislation to establish adult-use marijuana sales, keeping the state in cannabis legal limbo; Illinois lawmakers introduced legislation to rein in hemp products, aligning state policy with an upcoming shift in federal law; and Louisiana lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that would allow terminally ill patients to access medical marijuana in healthcare facilities. Here are the major moves in cannabis and psychedelics legislation from the past week. Thu, 21 May 2026 17:20:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479105?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479105 There's little chance that the Idaho state health director can ditch litigation by mothers challenging the automatic placement of women on the child abuse registry for prenatal THC use, a federal judge said after taking a "preliminary peek" at the state's pending motion to dismiss. Thu, 21 May 2026 16:35:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480627?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480627 The acting comptroller for Texas is asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn an order allowing vape companies and a trade association to pursue a suit challenging a state law banning e-cigarette products that use liquids from China and other "adversaries," saying the comptroller is entitled to sovereign immunity. Thu, 21 May 2026 11:53:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2455590?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2455590 Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand. Wed, 20 May 2026 22:30:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479376?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479376 An Ohio cannabis company is urging a federal court to cancel the trademark of Klutch Sports Group, an agency representing athletes including LeBron James, according to counterclaims responding to the talent firm's lawsuit accusing the dispensary chain of stealing the "Klutch" brand name to confuse the public. Wed, 20 May 2026 14:54:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2480017 A careful reading of the law shows marijuana is not, as the IRS argues, a controlled substance under federal law, a New Mexico cannabis dispensary operator told the U.S. Tax Court in support of its business expense deductions claimed during 2017 through 2019. Wed, 20 May 2026 14:17:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479937 Attorneys for two ousted co-founders of a cannabis accessories startup told the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday that a lower court made a legal error when it handed their clients back shares in the company that wrongfully took them, arguing that cash damages, not a return of stock, are the only recognized remedy when corporate shares are converted. Wed, 20 May 2026 13:39:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479127 Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra's next act in government is poised to unfold on a new stage in California, but financial firms will likely recognize the script. Watch this space, attorneys tell Law360. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:50:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479983?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479983 Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's veto of legislation to tax and regulate the sale of adult-use cannabis will keep the commonwealth in a state of cannabis legal limbo for the foreseeable future. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:35:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479765?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2479765 A proposed class of budtenders for dispensaries run by GL Partners Inc. is suing in Missouri federal court, alleging the dispensaries are violating federal labor laws by sharing tips with managerial staff and otherwise mishandling them to use as petty cash or to balance cash registers.