Santa Clara, CACalifornia cannabis operator Glass House Brands and some of its subsidiaries agreed in November to settle for $305,000 a California labor lawsuit brought by hourly agricultural workers who alleged they... Read more »
Los Angeles, CA In May 2025, the UCLA Labor Center issued its report “High Stakes – The State of the California Cannabis Workforce.” The report is a gold mine of information about working... Read more »
Los Angeles, CAA dispatcher with The Highest Craft LLC disputed a $400,000 settlement with the cannabis company and a delivery driver, arguing the deal was unfair or insufficiently investigated. But a ruling... Read more »
Washington, DC In a surprise move, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) to conduct clinical trials to study the effectiveness of smoking cannabis to treat... Read more »
New York Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant invalidated Thursday the state’s laws regulating the marketing of recreational cannabis, clarifying a ruling that appeared to strike down all cannabis regulations as unconstitutionally vague.... Read more »
A series of documents from US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials published on Friday made public the agency’s recommendation that cannabis be reclassified to Schedule II of the Controlled... Read more »
Jennifer Shaw appeared on “The Afternoon News with Kitty O’Neal” to discuss Assembly Bill 2188, which bans various forms of employment discrimination when it comes to cannabis use. You can listen to... Read more »
Key Takeaways: As of July 1, Maryland’s Cannabis Reform Act allows adults 21 years of age and older to legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower. However, the state remains... Read more »
A coalition of cannabis companies in Massachusetts filed a suit Thursday challenging the federal prohibition on marijuana as it applies to individual states. The suit, filed in a Massachusetts district court, names... Read more »
Executive Summary: Employers should look forward to another round of changes to the Golden State’s employment standards this year, the most challenging of which will be addressing employee protections for off-premises cannabis... Read more »