October 2026

Rod Kight: Ohio Hemp Litigation: Regulation or Protectionism?

Ohio’s attempt to move federally lawful hemp products into its closed marijuana market has now produced three federal preliminary injunctions ...

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Rod Kight: Legal Cannabis, Unenforceable Contracts?

A Michigan marijuana grower won a $31.8 million jury verdict for breach of contract. The Sixth Circuit took it away ...

Rod Kight: Beyond “Gas Station Weed”: Why Convenience Stores Belong in the Cannabis Market

The phrase “gas station weed” is a lazy insult, not a policy position. It is designed to end the discussion before ...

Bradley: Hurry Up and Wait: DEA’s Rescheduling Hearing Hits the Brakes Over Its Own Alleged Process Gaps

As usual, Tom Petty was spot on when he sang, “the waiting is the hardest part.” Marijuana rescheduling has tested ...

Bradley: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: The Planet 13 Data Breach Lawsuit and What It Means for Cannabis Companies’ Data Security Practices

On September 23, 2026, a Planet 13 cannabis dispensary customer filed a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court ...

Holland & Hart: A Colorado Tax Ruling Cannabis Businesses Should Know About

Cannabis companies are used to hearing “no” from the tax system, so a recent ruling from the Colorado Department of ...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers: A Summary of the Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Defence in NSW

New South Wales has passed a law establishing a medicinal cannabis drug driving defence, which means that “registered drivers” who ...

Foley Hoag: IRC Section 280E and Cannabis Tax Planning: Recent Developments and Practical Considerations

Since the April 2026 filing season, the landscape surrounding Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code has continued to evolve ...

Stinson: A Federal Hemp Ban Could Leave Brewery Lenders with the Tab

Samantha Hanson-Lenn, Christopher Harayda, Kevin Kitchen Stinson LLP On November 12, 2025, Congress redefined “hemp” under 7 U.S.C. § 1639o ...

Arent Fox Schiff: Up in Smoke: When State-Legal Cannabis Is Not Legal Enough for Federal Courts

Cannabis businesses have built sophisticated state-law markets around licenses, testing rules, and commercial contracts. But as the Sixth Circuit just ...

Vicente: Florida Grants 22 New Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) Licenses: What Happens Next

On September 11, 2026, the Florida Department of Health announced its Final Order, officially closing the April 2023 Medical Marijuana ...

Julius Melnitzer: Canada: “A vape pen bearing a THC sticker, sitting beside a vehicle’s gearshift, gave police reasonable grounds to search the car and its occupant without a warrant, despite not questioning the driver or examining the pen, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled. “

A vape pen bearing a THC sticker, sitting beside a vehicle’s gearshift, gave police reasonable grounds to search the car ...

Bradley: Careful What You Wish For? DEA’s Felony Employment Rule Presents Challenges for Newly Rescheduled Medical Marijuana Operators

Groucho Marx famously said, “I wouldn’t want to belong to a club that would have me as a member.” For ...