Humboldt County, California, has agreed to erase millions of dollars in disputed marijuana-related fines and overhaul its code enforcement procedures as part of a settlement …
Category: Cannabis Legal & Courts
Updates on cannabis-related court rulings, lawsuits, attorney general actions, expungement efforts and other major legal developments.
Federal Appeals Court Sets Briefing Schedule in Challenge to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hemp Program
A federal appeals court has established a briefing schedule in a lawsuit challenging a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program that allows certain …
Federal Appeals Court Keeps Missouri Marijuana Tax Refund Class Action in State Court
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling sending a class action seeking refunds of allegedly unlawfully collected recreational marijuana sales taxes back …
Federal Appeals Court Says Vacated Marijuana Conviction Cannot Be Used for Immigration Removal
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a vacated marijuana possession conviction can no longer be used to classify someone as “convicted of” a controlled-substance …
Connecticut Supreme Court Sides With Hemp Processor in Marijuana Zoning Dispute
Differences between hemp and marijuana licensing cannot, by themselves, justify blocking a proposed change in land use, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled unanimously in a …
Former Massachusetts Cannabis Chair Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against State Treasurer, Alleging Retaliation Over Marijuana Oversight Concerns
Former Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien has filed a lawsuit against State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, the Commonwealth and the commission, alleging she was …
DEA Judge Orders Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Transcript Corrected, Updated Version Due August 26
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) chief administrative law judge has ordered a lengthy series of corrections to the official transcript from the federal marijuana rescheduling …
Texas Hemp Businesses Sue State Health Department Over THCA Enforcement, Fees and Market Restrictions
A group of Texas hemp businesses has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of State Health Services, challenging new enforcement policies they say unlawfully …
Federal Judge Allows Virginia’s New Hemp THC Restrictions to Take Effect
Virginia’s new restrictions on hemp-derived products are now in effect after a federal judge declined to block the state from eliminating its 25:1 cannabidiol (CBD)-to-THC …
Federal Judge Rules New Jersey Marijuana Labor Peace Agreement Mandate Is Preempted by Federal Law
A federal judge has ruled that New Jersey’s requirement that most licensed marijuana businesses maintain labor peace agreements with unions is preempted by federal labor …
