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Cannabis Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 provides breaking news and analysis of emerging and evolving legal issues surrounding cannabis. Coverage ranges from regulatory and policy concerns facing the industry to the business of lawyers who counsel cannabis companies. Among the practice areas covered are intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions and employment.
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Latest News in Cannabis
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June 06, 2025
NJ Panel Revives Contract Row Between Pot Co., Landlord
A New Jersey state appeals court on Friday revived a Paterson property owner's suit against a would-be dispensary and its principals alleging they broke a deal to share profits from the dispensary, finding that the trial court wrongly conflated the contract's requirement for local approval with a cannabis license.
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June 06, 2025
Ore. Pot Regulators Say No Contract In Firing Suit
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission is urging a federal court to throw out a suit from its former deputy director alleging that the OLCC breached his employment agreement by firing him following a whiskey pocketing scandal, saying the state's Statute of Frauds voids the alleged employment agreement.
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June 06, 2025
Mich. Judge OKs $200K Deal In Pot Co. Tip-Theft Action
A Michigan federal judge on Friday granted initial approval of a $205,000 settlement to end a collective action alleging the owner of a chain of Michigan dispensaries withheld portions of tips meant to go to retail workers.
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June 05, 2025
Calif. Adviser, CEO To Pay $21M To End SEC Theft Claims
A California investment adviser and its CEO have agreed to pay over $21 million to end U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims they misappropriated over $15.3 million from a cannabis industry client — including $4.6 million used to buy a home — and overstated its assets under management in regulatory filings.
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June 05, 2025
Tenn. To Add New Tax To CBD And Delta-8 Products
Tennessee is set to impose a new wholesale tax structure on hemp-derived THC products, eliminating its 6% retail sales tax at the beginning of 2026, according to a notice published Thursday.

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- AGENCIES
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- Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code
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