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6 Cannabis Industry Legal Cases, Policy Reforms and Trends to Watch in 2025

2024 was another busy and interesting year of legal and political developments for cannabis. Here are some key issues and must-watch cases for the year ahead.

January 7, 2025

Massachusetts

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging CSA’s Constitutionality, but Says Cannabis’s Regulation Under CSA Should Be Reexamined

The motion to dismiss a high-profile lawsuit challenging the federal government’s authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act against state-legal, intrastate cannabis businesses was granted, but the suit ‘alleged persuasive reasons for a reexamination’ of how the CSA regulates cannabis.

July 2, 2024

Massachusetts

Will a Lawsuit Challenging CSA’s Constitutionality Move Forward?

Oral arguments were heard to determine the merits of a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act against state-legal, intrastate cannabis businesses.

May 22, 2024

Cannabis Tax Law

Does Trulieve’s Tax Strategy Tie Into a Bigger Cannabis Industry Battle?

How a possibly outdated legal precedent, a pending lawsuit against the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Constitution, the Clean Water Act and interstate waterways may all relate to Trulieve’s and other high-profile 280E tax refund cases—and what major legal ‘fight’ we’re going to see playing out this year.

May 22, 2024