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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…
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 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…
As I explained in my prior article on this bill, the conference report adopted by the Senate was not a serious hemp-regulation bill. It was a hemp ban. 4-milligram-per-container threshold as controlled substances.
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 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.
Article by: Ivy Perez-Bader, Raza Lawrence, Jana Weltzin, Greg Cowan, and Tom Zuber
New South Wales is preparing landmark reforms to drug-driving laws that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with THC in their system, provided they meet specific conditions and stay below prescribed thresholds.
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a significant and unprecedented ruling, the New Jersey Appellate Division held in Sanders v. The Levari Group, LLC that job applicants may sue prospective employers under the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement…
State cannabis regulatory agencies occupy an unusual position in the constitutional architecture of state government: they exercise legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial powers simultaneously.
RN Collins has written a series of 20 new articles for cannabis law report on 2026 Psychedelics & Legal Issues.
On May 26, 2026, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, held for the first time that applicants and employees who are denied employment based on a positive test for cannabis can sue their employers for violations…
” The general thrust is FDA’s assurance that it won’t interfere with a new federal initiative, which covers up to $500 of hemp-derived products for eligible Medicare patients.
In January 2026, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill No. 3139 (2R) into law, a significant piece of legislation that expands labor protections for employees working in the state’s regulated cannabis industry.
New Jersey’s cannabis and hemp industries are evolving significantly in 2026. L. 2025 c. 325), several major shifts are impacting the cannabis and hemp landscape for operators and consumers in New Jersey.
2025 had no shortage of litigation impacting both cannabis and hemp businesses. Looking back at the past year: the hemp industry drew regulatory and legislative actions to limit or control hemp products across the nation; the…
2026 brings cautious, steady progress in a continually evolving regulatory and commercial landscape. Stakeholders should expect ongoing change across policy, markets, compliance, and enforcement, creating both risks and…
Earlier this month, the Bailiwick of Jersey appeared poised to take a measured, evidence-based step toward re-examining its approach to non-medical cannabis.
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete the rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III and committing to working…
The Netherlands is often seen as a global pioneer in cannabis policy, yet its legal framework for THC-containing cannabis is still one of the most complex and paradoxical in Europe.
