Cannabis industry case challenging prohibition hits Supreme Court (Newsletter: October 27, 2025)
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Marijuana Companies Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Take Up Case Challenging Constitutionality Of Federal Prohibition
A coalition of marijuana companies has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their case challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition. About two months after the court accepted an application for an extend the filing deadline, the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP that’s representing the companies submitted the petition for […]
Oregon Marijuana Business Files New Lawsuit Challenging Ban On Interstate Cannabis And Hemp Commerce
An Oregon marijuana business has filed a new federal lawsuit against the state, challenging the constitutionality of laws prohibiting interstate cannabis commerce. After filing an initial suit in 2022—and later withdrawing it amid expectations of unspecified “big things” coming—the cannabis wholesaler Jefferson Packing House (JPH) filed a revised complaint on Wednesday with the U.S. District […]
Trump DOJ Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Lawsuit From D.C. Hemp Business Challenging Federal Ban On Local Cannabis Sales
The Trump administration is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from a Washington, D.C. hemp business challenging the federal government over a congressional budget restriction that prevents local officials from establishing and regulating a retail marijuana market. About three months after Capitol Hemp filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the District […]
Texas Supreme Court Refuses To Take Up Marijuana Case Challenging State’s Rejection Of Local Decriminalization Law
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal of a case concerning the state’s overturning of a local marijuana decriminalization law that was approved by voters in the city of San Marcus. About five months after the state Fifteenth Court of Appeals rejected a lower court ruling that denied a temporary injunction to […]