Northern Virginia Hemp and Agriculture, LLC v. Commonwealth of Virginia

  1. May 09, 2024

    4th Circ. Mulls Scope Of Farm Bill In Virginia Hemp Fight

    A Fourth Circuit panel on Thursday pushed attorneys for the state of Virginia and a group of hemp companies and customers to define precisely how much power states have to restrict the production and sale of intoxicating products derived from federally legal hemp.

  2. May 03, 2024

    4th Circ. Preview: Hemp, Wells And A Withdrawal

    The Fourth Circuit's second session of 2024 will have the court pondering the tension between Virginia's recent hemp restrictions and federal regulations, and how the Truth in Lending Act impacts a case accusing PNC Bank of an unauthorized account withdrawal.

  3. February 02, 2024

    Cannabis Org Tells 4th Circ. Hemp Wares Unlawful And Unsafe

    A cannabis industry trade group on Friday filed a friend of the court brief in a Fourth Circuit battle over a Virginia law that restricts the production and sale of hemp-derived intoxicants, telling the appellate court that the products are unlawful and unsafe.

  4. January 29, 2024

    Va. Tells 4th Circ. Hemp Law Not Preempted By Farm Bill

    The state of Virginia told the Fourth Circuit on Friday that a lower court was correct to deny hemp companies' bid for an injunction blocking the state's ban on intoxicating hemp products, saying the federal farm bill legalizing hemp empowered states to enact their own rules.

  5. December 08, 2023

    Hemp Cos. Tell 4th Circ. To Block Va.'s 'Total THC' Law

    A group of hemp companies is asking the Fourth Circuit to issue an injunction blocking the enforcement of a new Virginia law that bans hemp products based on their total THC, saying a district court was wrong in concluding the law was not preempted by the 2018 farm bill.