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Compliance

California Cannabis Operator’s Hands Tied as Product Faces Death Sentence

Euphoric Life’s 17-month battle against the Department of Cannabis Control’s destruction order illustrates the ‘untenable’ circumstances facing licensed businesses.

October 7, 2026

California

California Dispute Over 'Burner Distros,' Illicit Market Diversion Drags On

The state’s Department of Cannabis Control appealed a court ruling that it failed to flag suspicious activity in the state’s supply chain.

September 28, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico Cannabis Businesses Ask Judge to Halt New Track-and-Trace System

State licensees are seeking injunctive relief over New Mexico’s planned rollout of a replacement seed-to-sale system they say is not proven.

August 24, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Cannabis Business Leans on Schedule III Listing, Asks US Tax Court to Recognize 280E Refunds for Prior Years

The IRS can’t dispute that medical cannabis falls outside the meaning of Schedule I or II ‘without contradicting the president, the acting attorney general and HHS,’ the company says.

May 21, 2026

New York

12 New York Cannabis Businesses Sue State Over School Proximity Fiasco

The businesses, including Conbud and Housing Works, argue that the Office of Cannabis Management changed policy without a formal rulemaking process.

August 18, 2025

Oregon

Oregon Cannabis Companies No Longer Need Labor Peace Agreements to Renew Licenses

The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Commission announced the voter-approved requirement no longer applies after a conflicting federal court ruling.

May 30, 2025

Industry Headlines

MMJ to File Emergency Injunction Against DEA’s ‘Unconstitutional Marijuana Hearing’

MMJ BioPharma Cultivation, a company seeking DEA registration to cultivate cannabis for research, is hoping to avoid an administrative hearing.

May 1, 2025

Alabama

Judge Sends Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Back to Square One

Circuit Judge James Anderson ruled that the state regulators’ emergency rule, established for a late 2023 licensing process, is void.

April 22, 2025

Industry Headlines

Planet 13 Recovers Additional $2.1 Million of Funds, $5 Million in Real Estate

The company’s settlement and recovery are related to El Capitan, an investment adviser that Planet 13 is suing.

March 3, 2025

California

Treez Files Summary Judgement in Lawsuit Against Feds Over Cannabis-Related Visa Denial

The federal government claims Treez must show its software developer from India ‘does not aid and abet activities that violate the CSA.’

September 19, 2024

Industry Headlines

MMJ BioPharma Suing DEA Over Cannabis Reform, Medical Research

The biopharmaceutical company filed a lawsuit, citing ‘unjustified’ delays in processing an application for medical research.

September 11, 2024

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