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Cannabis law explained by the lawyers who practise it: analysis and commentary from law firms around the world, with the Cannabis Law Journal.
Ohio’s attempt to move federally lawful hemp products into its closed marijuana market has now produced three federal preliminary injunctions and an expedited appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. These cases are…
Marijuana businesses operate in arguably the strangest legal environment in American commerce. They obtain state licenses. They employ people. They lease buildings, borrow money, buy equipment, enter supply agreements, pay taxes,…
Posted in Federal Agencies, Federal Law Developments, Medical Marijuana, Regulations/Compliance
Cannabis companies are used to hearing “no” from the tax system, so a recent ruling from the Colorado Department of Revenue stands out. In Private Letter Ruling 26-005, issued in July 2026, the Department considered whether a…
Justin Goldberg, Kirsten Hart, Kendall Murphy, J. Michael Showalter
A vape pen bearing a THC sticker, sitting beside a vehicle’s gearshift, gave police reasonable grounds to search the car and its occupant without a warrant, despite not questioning the driver or examining the pen, the Court of…
A Michigan cannabis grower proved its case. A jury found that the buyer breached its supply agreement and awarded the grower $31.8 million in damages. But the grower still walked away without an enforceable verdict.
A Michigan marijuana grower won a $31.8 million jury verdict for breach of contract… then watched it disappear on appeal. On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit held that federal courts cannot…
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, “SCJN”) recently issued a relevant decision further defining the scope of authorizations for the recreational self-consumption of cannabis and…
On July 29, 2026, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal (Second DCA) ruled that a county was not legally obligated to accommodate a firefighter-paramedic’s off-duty medical marijuana use under state law.
On April 23, 2026, the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration issued an order moving medical marijuana subject to a state license from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.
Brazil’s food and drug regulatory agency Anvisa has initiated administrative proceedings to review advertising regulations for medicines and food products, responding to constitutional challenges…
Rhode Island’s adult-use cannabis retail licensing process has been the subject of a roller coaster ride in the last half year since the submittal deadline, and the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission’s (“CCC” or…
The Supreme Court of the United States recently narrowed the reach of a federal firearms law in United States v. S. ___ (2026), holding that the government cannot prosecute an individual under the Gun Control Act for possessing a…
The hearing on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the rescheduling of “marijuana” commenced on June 29, 2026 and will end tomorrow, July 15th. The Government brought two witnesses to the stand on the first day, and then seven…
Raising money in the cannabis industry, like most everything else in the space, is no walk in the park and presents a landmine for those tasked with raising and spending capital.
The March 2026 hemp rules are back in play in Texas, and they are bad for the THCa flower market. , the injunction) that prohibited enforcement of the most damaging provisions.
On June 29, 2026, the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling effort enters a new phase as an administrative hearing, first announced on April 23, 2026, begins before a Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) administrative…
Employment laws governing workplace drug policies continue to evolve following the legalization of cannabis in New Jersey. On May 26, 2026, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division issued a precedential decision in…
In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal government violated the Second Amendment by prosecuting a marijuana user solely for possessing a firearm. The ruling significantly curtails the reach of 18…