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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,…
The phrase “gas station weed” is a lazy insult, not a policy position. It is designed to end the discussion before it even begins, and asks us to picture a questionable product in loud packaging sitting next to the candy, sold by…
Posted in Federal Agencies, Federal Law Developments, Medical Marijuana, Regulations/Compliance
S. net, Inc. The suit, first reported by Law360’s Sam Reisman, alleges that Planet 13 scanned thousands of customers’ government-issued photo IDs at its Las Vegas SuperStore, and that the images were later found for sale on the…
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…
New South Wales has passed a law establishing a medicinal cannabis drug driving defence, which means that “registered drivers” who are prescribed cannabis medicine and test positive for THC, the psychoactive component of the…
Since the April 2026 filing season, the landscape surrounding Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code has continued to evolve in significant ways. , d/b/a Ultra Health v.
C. § 1639o. 5–10 mg levels in virtually all commercial hemp beverages today. , delta-8 derived from CBD). The effective date of the change is December 11, 2026.
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On September 11, 2026, the Florida Department of Health announced its Final Order, officially closing the April 2023 Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) application process and granting 22 new licenses.
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…
Having finally gotten that wish, at least one Mississippi dispensary owner is finding out what “federal rules” really means. Not just lower tax bills and easier banking, but also 1970s-vintage security regulations that were…
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…
The House has passed a short-term funding bill postponing the federal ban on hemp-derived THC products from November 12th to December 11th. With comprehensive legislation unlikely before the new deadline and competing interests…
In the iconic halftime scene of Friday Night Lights, Coach Gary Gaines (played with a charming ferocity the way only Billy Bob Thornton could muster) looks his team in the eyes and tells them they have exactly “two more quarters…
Congress just gave the hemp industry a little more time. Today, the House approved the Senate-passed Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, H.R. 6500, with its temporary hemp extension intact. The bill now goes to…
Every good legal thriller needs a twist, and this one’s a doozy: The DEA — the agency that’s spent over 50 years playing prohibition’s final boss — is now the one arguing marijuana doesn’t belong in Schedule I anymore, while the…