https://www.law360.com/cannabis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Cannabis Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 19:49:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2333466?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2333466 A Connecticut smoke shop and its owner must pay a record-breaking $4.93 million civil penalty after they illegally sold cannabis despite repeated inspections and product seizures, and continued to do so in spite of a court order, the state's attorney general said Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:22:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332719 The U.S. International Trade Commission's recent termination of a Section 337 investigation of vaporizer devices highlights the fact that — unlike in federal courts — all complaints terminated by the ITC may be refiled, though there are some ways for respondents to protest, says P. Andrew Riley at Mei & Mark. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:40:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332736 A Florida entrepreneur challenging Rhode Island's cannabis regulatory scheme said a judge's basis for dismissing the action no longer applies now that the state has published its rules, and has asked the First Circuit to remand the case to district court. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332958?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332958 A Tennessee district attorney general is urging a federal court to throw out a suit alleging he maliciously prosecuted a driver transporting $850,000 worth of hemp through the state, saying he has immunity to all the claims against him. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:08:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332715 The Eleventh Circuit said a Georgia-based tobacco importer will remain on the hook for a $1.1 million verdict for selling counterfeit rolling papers, rejecting the company's arguments that the Lanham Act damages levied against it needed to bear close relation to the actual damages suffered by the papers' manufacturer. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:06:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332903?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332903 A vaping trade group and others are aiming to block a North Carolina law to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes by arguing it is preempted by federal law, in a new suit filed in federal court. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:07:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332396 Members of the Round Valley Indian Tribes are suing two California county sheriff's departments and the California Highway Patrol, alleging they violated state and federal law by conducting gunpoint raids on cannabis cultivation sites on tribal land without their permission. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:45:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331180?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331180 President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration told a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday that he was not up on a pending proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana and did not confirm whether he would see the process through. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:19:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332033?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332033 A California federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action alleging Thang Botanicals and FTLS Holdings LLC mislead consumers about addictive qualities of their kratom products after the plaintiffs failed to file an amended complaint on time. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:28:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332045?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2332045 A trio of Arizona men face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations they manipulated trading prices for a purported cannabis industry penny stock issuer, generating proceeds of nearly $21 million as they worked to pump up its shares. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:35:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331982?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331982 An Ohio federal judge on Tuesday denied bids by former CEOs of and others associated with American Premium Water Corp. for bills of particulars on an indictment alleging they manipulated the company's stock prices, finding the indictment gives them enough information to prepare their defenses. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:03:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331926?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331926 The co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus on Tuesday introduced a bill to eliminate a portion of federal law blocking the Office of National Drug Control Policy from researching use of substances on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:25:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2329533?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2329533 A District of Columbia federal judge has remanded to the city's Superior Court five cases from cannabis companies challenging the city's regulations after granting the companies' motion to dismiss all federal claims from the cases. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:41:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331360?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331360 Insurance provider Century Surety Co. says it shouldn't be on the hook for the legal defense of a smoke shop being sued by a customer who was burned when a vape pen battery caught fire in his pocket, arguing that one defendant isn't actually covered under the larger policy and the incident did not take place at one of the insured's retail locations. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:46:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331040?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331040 A group of cannabis companies are urging a New Mexico federal court not to throw out their suit alleging that U.S. Customs and Border Protection wrongly seized products, money and vehicles at checkpoints, saying the "rogue agency" can't treat marijuana differently than every other federal agency does. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:42:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331164?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2331164 A group of Alabama medical cannabis patients sued the state's Medical Cannabis Commission over the lack of a patient registry despite what they said were numerous laws obligating it to create one. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:35:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2330670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2330670 A Texas federal court has thrown out a man's lawsuit alleging he was illegally thrown out of a hotel for using cannabis, saying he can't take "another bite of the apple" after losing an identical case in state court. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:13:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2330619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2330619 The Seventh Circuit upheld all aspects of a mixed verdict in a dispute between two rolling paper companies, saying that manufacturer HBI International had not violated the Lanham Act but also leaving in place a nationwide injunction against some of the company's advertising practices.