Lawsuits

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and other plaintiffs have filed an appeal after the dismissal of a previous lawsuit over medical cannabis patients’ right to access firearms.

A New York judge halted the issuing of adult-use cannabis retail licenses in five regions after a Michigan-based cannabis company filed a lawsuit against the state’s licensing requirements.

Multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf will pay $100,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 incident wherein the company sold drops labeled for CBD but which actually contained THC.

A class action lawsuit filed in California seeks unspecified damages from a cannabis brand that is alleged to have inflated THC labels on some of its products.

A Washington, D.C. cannabis company has filed a lawsuit for nearly $800,000 in damaged product and cash seized during raids on multiple locations last year.

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled last month that importing cannabis paraphernalia into the US is legal, breaking a previous Controlled Substances Act ban.

A former Green Thumb Industries employee has filed an age and sex discrimination lawsuit against the company after allegedly being passed over for a shift supervisor position for a younger and less qualified male co-worker.

A South Carolina hemp cultivator is suing several state agencies for allegedly denying his due process when destroying unregistered crops they found during a check on his property.

The Blacklist, a notoriously anonymous cannabis industry publication, has become embroiled in a series of lawsuits that is bringing its owner and longtime operators into the public spotlight, unraveling the brand’s anonymity.

A Missouri judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a cannabis legalization question from appearing on the state’s November ballots.

Arkansas medical cannabis sales reached a new record high of $23,700,000 in August amidst legal troubles that look to quash the industry by classifying cannabis businesses as subjects of the RICO Act.

Two lawsuits challenging Detroit’s adult-use cannabis licensing ordinance were dismissed by a Michigan judge in Wayne County who said the city has provided a fair licensing process.

Oklahoma’s adult-use cannabis legalization question may be blocked from November ballots due to a delay in signature counting by a new vendor contracted by the state.

A testing lab and multiple cannabis cultivators in Arkansas are being targeted by a federal lawsuit alleging deceptive trade practices; the lawsuit claims the businesses are subject to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act because cannabis remains federally outlawed.

The class action lawsuit in New Mexico seeking to make health insurance companies cover medical cannabis costs has been moved to federal court.

The health insurance providers in New Mexico who are being sued for not covering the costs of medical cannabis have filed a motion to move the case to federal court.

Indonesia’s highest court upheld the nation’s drug laws, reaffirming that medical cannabis is illegal in a case regarding the treatment of minors with cerebral palsy.

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear cases regarding employers’ refusal to pay for medical cannabis as a part of worker’s compensation claims.

The Portland attorney who previously settled 10 lawsuits against Curaleaf for its THC/CBD product mix-up is now seeking $200 per customer regardless of whether they were made ill by the products.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis company that used the likeness of one of his characters without permission.

The Biden Administration’s Department of Justice has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to not take up a question relating to company compensations for their workers’ doctor-prescribed medical cannabis.

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana filed a lawsuit against the state’s ballot initiative process which requires signatures from 5% of registered voters in 38 counties, a rule that gives disproportionate power to rural voters.

California cannabis company Jungle Boys TLC is facing a lawsuit alleging unsafe work conditions, gender discrimination, and unpaid wages. The company has denied the allegations and intends to defend itself in court.

Empyreal Logistics, a cannabis security company, won its lawsuit against the San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department after local deputies seized more than $1 million from the company’s delivery vehicles.