Lawsuits

A lawsuit filed by Massachusetts cannabis businesses that argued cannabis prohibition could no longer be considered constitutional has been rejected by the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.

A federal judge has ruled that the voter-approved measure requiring Oregon cannabis businesses to set up labor agreements with their workers violates the business owners’ First Amendment rights.

Parents of would-be medical cannabis patients are suing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission over the delayed implementation of the state’s medical cannabis program.

An Arizona judge has rejected a request to block the attorney general’s crackdown on intoxicating hemp products in the state.

A Texas appeals court has struck down Austin’s voter-approved and locally adopted cannabis decriminalization ordinance.

A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit against Flavorade Extracts founder Nick Coburn, filed by his former company, that accuses Coburn of misappropriating trade secrets and interfering with business relationships.

The New York cannabis company NYC Hybrid has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s labor peace agreements provisions.

A former Metrc executive claims California regulators enabled widespread cannabis diversion to the illicit market to protect tax revenue, according to a new whistleblower lawsuit.

A class action lawsuit contends that Canopy Growth Corporation “made materially false and misleading statements regarding [its] business, operations, and prospects” related to two of its brands.

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a former truck driver who is seeking triple damages in a lawsuit after a CBD product that was advertised as containing zero THC caused him to fail a drug test, which resulted in his firing.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has voided four more temporary restraining orders on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission concerning its medical cannabis licensing actions.

The state of Wyoming has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement over an erroneous 2019 raid on a hemp farm suspected of growing illegal cannabis plants.

A California Superior Court judge has ruled that neighbors within a one-mile radius of a cannabis greenhouse in Carpinteria Valley can collectively seek damages for an unpleasant cannabis odor wafting onto their properties.

An Alabama court has overturned the temporary restraining order blocking medical cannabis licenses in the state, which have been on hold since lawsuits brought the industry’s launch to a halt in 2023.

Massachusetts cannabis testing lab MCR Labs is suing eight rival testing labs, claiming they are inflating THC levels and ignoring “safety fails” in contamination tests.

A new lawsuit accuses the parent company of CCELL and its U.S. distributors of price-fixing and monopolistic practices that have inflated costs in the cannabis vape hardware market.

A licensed cannabis cultivator in Western Massachusetts is suing a neighboring produce farm, alleging that repeated instances of “pesticide overspray” ruined the neighboring cannabis company’s crops for years, amounting to $17 million in damages.

A class action lawsuit in Illinois claims that some state-licensed cannabis companies mislabeled cannabis-infused products as concentrates so they could exceed the legal THC limit for certain products.

Class action attorneys with Console Associates, P.C. indicated they are investigating the data breach that affected cannabis brand Stiiizy, impacting customer data from four of the company’s dispensaries.

Hightimes Holding Corp. chairman Adam Levin has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud charges involving undisclosed payments to promote the company’s stock. According to the charges, Levin participated in a scheme to pay over $150,000 to an investment newsletter analyst who promoted the stock without disclosing the compensation.

A man who is an admitted cannabis novice is suing the Arcanna dispensary in Portland, Oregon after he purchased a THC-infused syrup from the shop that landed him in the emergency room after experiencing excessive vomiting and loss of motor control.

A group of New York cannabis dispensary owners are suing state regulators, claiming they allowed dispensaries to open too close to one another in violation of state laws.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals confirmed that Alabama regulators had “properly exercised” their power when rescinding medical cannabis licenses awarded under the state’s initial cannabis licensing round.

One of the plaintiffs in the recently dismissed lawsuit that aimed to invalidate the petitions behind Nebraska’s successful medical cannabis legalization effort has filed another suit seeking to block the reforms.