Cannabis
HALTED: Federal Court Declares NJ’s Labor Peace Agreement Requirement Preempted by the NLRA
On August 10, 2026, Judge Michael A. Shipp of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey declared that the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) preempts the labor peace agreement (“LPA”) requirement in New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement…
The Week in Weed: August 21, 2026
The Supreme Court Says Cannabis Use Alone Cannot Disarm You. What Does that Mean for California Cops?
Federal Court Strikes Down New Jersey’s Union Labor Requirement for Cannabis Businesses.
By: Paul Josephson, Eve Klein, James Hearon and Kayla HandtLike many other jurisdictions, New Jersey imposed union organizing and negotiating requirements on most cannabis licensees when it legalized adult use cannabis—a mandate that has shaped workforce decisions…
California Cannabis Contracts After Rescheduling: Why Your Contracts Need a Second Look
Rescheduling did not just change tax treatment and licensing options for cannabis operators. It also changed the assumptions baked into thousands of existing cannabis contracts. Supply agreements, licensing arrangements, and investment documents drafted before April 2026 were built around a…





