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March 13, 2026
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a bid from rapper and cannabis enthusiast Snoop Dogg to register the phrase "Smoke Weed Everyday" as a trademark, saying the phrase is too widely used to be linked to his products, and he can't register a phrase suggesting violations of federal law.
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March 12, 2026
The director of Idaho Health and Welfare is asking a federal court to throw out claims from two women alleging the state violated their constitutional rights by putting them on the state's child abuse registry for their use of cannabis while pregnant, saying the director is immune and the state's rules satisfy due process.
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March 12, 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether a city manager violated the state's Open Meetings Act when he evaluated and ranked applicants for limited recreational marijuana licenses behind closed doors.
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March 12, 2026
The U.S. International Trade Commission has shot down a fight R.J. Reynolds launched targeting imports of certain vape products the company alleged were infringing an electronic smoking patent.
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March 12, 2026
A Connecticut town, its police chief and former director of human resources are asking a state court to throw out a suit from a former police officer who alleges he was denied disability benefits and an administrative position because of his race, a prior workers' compensation claim and his medical cannabis use.
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March 12, 2026
A Michigan federal judge dismissed most claims against a Royal Oak Township official and a government contractor in a suit from a cannabis real estate business alleging its licenses were wrongly revoked.
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March 11, 2026
A hemp company is asking a Florida federal court to dismiss a competitor's lawsuit alleging its products contain illegal cannabis-derived THC, arguing the complaint falls short on jurisdiction and listing causes of action.
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March 11, 2026
Minnesota lawmakers this week advanced a bipartisan bill to create a regulated medical program for psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychoactive mushrooms.
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March 11, 2026
A Minnesota federal judge denied financial firm Carebourn Capital's request for sanctions against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and dismissed the agency's suit, which claims that Carebourn, its founder and an affiliated company made millions by selling securities as unregistered dealers.
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March 11, 2026
A Connecticut man is suing a group of kratom companies in state court, alleging their products and failure to warn consumers about their risks led to his son's death from an overdose after using them.
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March 11, 2026
A man convicted of owning a firearm as an unlawful drug user is urging the Eighth Circuit to find that the law is unconstitutional as it applies to him, saying the government has failed to show that his drug use caused any alleged violent or terrorizing actions.
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March 11, 2026
A bakery that sells cannabis products owes pay to a former cashier who sued it for overtime and tip violations, an Illinois federal judge ruled, accepting a magistrate judge's recommendation for a default judgment.
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March 10, 2026
A man who alleged he suffered second- and third-degree burns after a battery for his vape exploded while in his pocket has agreed to drop his claims against the vape's domestic distributor, but will pursue his claims against the Chinese manufacturer of the e-cigarette, according to a notice filed in North Carolina federal court.
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March 10, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday indicated that it would be willing to consider e-cigarette flavors shown to be less attractive to youth, like coffee or spices, a move that's come under fire from public health advocates.
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March 10, 2026
Mendocino County and its sheriff are asking a California federal court to strike claims from the latest complaint by the Round Valley Indian Tribes over cannabis raids, saying they can't amend and reallege claims that were dismissed with prejudice.
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March 10, 2026
Juul Labs and a wholesaler are asking an Illinois federal court to reconsider its revival of a price discrimination case brought by a rival wholesaler over e-cigarette sales, saying the decision was procedurally improper and wrong on the law.
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March 10, 2026
The U.S. Tax Court is not authorized to examine and change marijuana's controlled substance status, the Internal Revenue Service said, rebuking a bid from a New Mexico dispensary operator seeking relief from a provision prohibiting it from claiming business deductions.
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March 10, 2026
The campaign to legalize retail marijuana in Florida via ballot initiative in the 2026 election appears finished after the state's highest court declined jurisdiction in a challenge to a lower court's upholding the invalidation of thousands of signatures gathered in support of the effort.
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March 10, 2026
An Oregon federal judge has ruled in favor of a Liberty Mutual unit, finding that it owes no coverage to defendants in a suit over a fatal gas leak explosion because of the marijuana exclusion in the policy.
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March 09, 2026
An Illinois man is suing cannabis giant Verano Holdings LLC in state court, alleging that it is in violation of state and federal privacy laws because it includes the buyer's name and date of birth on receipts for purchases at its dispensaries.
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March 09, 2026
A shareholder in Cookies Creative Consulting & Promotions Inc. is suing rapper Berner and a company the musician co-owns, claiming that he and other board members of Cookies Creative used their positions to gut it and transfer its assets to the other company.
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March 09, 2026
California officials asserted the legitimacy of a state law requiring cannabis companies to enter into labor peace agreements and told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court was correct to toss a retailer's case challenging the policy, even if the state disagreed with the reasoning.
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March 09, 2026
A Michigan federal judge said maintaining a job and sobriety are not enough to warrant the end of early supervised release for a former marijuana industry lobbyist convicted of bribing a politician with cash and a sex worker.
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March 09, 2026
An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action claiming that a group of cannabis companies mislabel their products as vapable oils to get around state possession and THC limits, saying at most, they alleged misrepresentations of law, not facts.
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March 06, 2026
Massachusetts' highest court on Friday cut a burglary charge and ordered a new trial to determine whether a man convicted of murder in a botched robbery scheme should also be convicted on gun charges following changes in U.S. Supreme Court precedent.