Cannabis Products, Appeals, Farm Bill

Court Upholds CSA, but Cannabis Businesses Still Have Deduction Options

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/13/2025

A recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld a lower court decision that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not violate federal law. The decision stems from Canna Provisions’ lawsuit against the government...more

Unpacking Major Hemp Litigation Matters: From California to Virginia

Ice Miller on 6/10/2025

In 2018, Congress enacted the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing the production and sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids at the federal level. Since doing so, the sale of food and...more

Federal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Intoxicating Hemp Products in Virginia

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/15/2025

On January 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that Virginia’s hemp product restrictions do not violate federal law. The ruling is the latest defeat for the Virginia hemp industry’s efforts to overturn...more

Virginia’s ‘Total THC’ Hemp Law Upheld by Fourth Circuit: What It Means for the Hemp Industry

Vicente LLP on 1/15/2025

On January 7, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in Northern Virginia Hemp & Agriculture v. Commonwealth of Virginia, holding that Virginia could implement “total THC” standards for...more

4th Circuit Challenges DEA’s Findings on the Legality of Certain Hemp Derived Cannabinoids

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 9/6/2024

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (“DEA”) classification of certain hemp-derived cannabinoids as unlawful was not entitled to deference, given that the language...more

The Weeds Thicken: Making Sense of the Ninth Circuit’s Decision Finding Delta-8 Legal Under Federal Law

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/22/2022

Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ8-THC) is legal under federal law. Or is it? It depends on who you ask. The Ninth Circuit has now weighed in on the issue, following the lead of several states, to conclude that Δ8-THC...more