A New York judge has approved a request from the state attorney general’s office allowing at least 152 licensed marijuana dispensaries to remain in their …
Category: Cannabis Legal & Courts
Updates on cannabis-related court rulings, lawsuits, attorney general actions, expungement efforts and other major legal developments.
Judge Orders Shannon O’Brien Immediately Reinstated as Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Chair
A Superior Court judge has ruled that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg acted unlawfully when she fired Shannon O’Brien from her position as chair of the Massachusetts …
Cannabis Rescheduling Case Transferred from Administrative Law Judge to DEA Administrator
The retirement of the DEA’s chief administrative law judge shifts the marijuana rescheduling case directly to recently sworn-in DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. Judge John Mulrooney …
Newly Confirmed DEA Chief Terrance Cole to Take Over Marijuana Rescheduling Case Following Judge’s Retirement
A day after the U.S. Senate confirmed Terrance Cole as the new head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the agency’s lead administrative judge announced …
DEA Judge Shuts Down Cannabis Manufacturing Case Without Hearing, Company Plans Legal Challenge
A long-delayed effort to grow federally legal cannabis for medical research was abruptly derailed this week when a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge terminated a …
Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Rejects Treasurer’s Effort to Keep Cannabis Commission Firing Records Sealed
A Superior Court judge has denied an attempt by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to keep the majority of records tied to her firing of former Cannabis …
Federal Judge Upholds Alaska Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products, Ruling in State’s Favor
A federal judge has upheld Alaska’s ban on the sale of intoxicating hemp products outside the state’s licensed marijuana system, ruling that the state acted …
Federal Judge Strikes Down Oregon’s Voter-Approved Cannabis Union Law
A federal judge has struck down Oregon’s voter-approved Measure 119, ruling that it violates the U.S. Constitution and federal labor law. On Tuesday, U.S. District …
Judge Rejects AG Paxton’s Bid to Block Dallas’ Voter-Approved Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance
Dallas County District Judge Dale Tillery has denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to block the enforcement of a voter-approved ordinance that decriminalizes marijuana …
Judge Blocks Colorado Springs’ Attempt to Overturn Recreational Marijuana Vote, Calling it Uncconstitutional
A judge has ruled that Colorado Springs’ attempt to ask voters to repeal recreational marijuana sales, six months after its approval, is unconstitutional. Fourth Judicial …
