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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against a state cigarette tax on Thursday. The plaintiffs—cigarette companies, distributors, and smokers—argued that the $1.50 tax violated the state constitution. The majority agreed, saying that since the tax was...

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has published a decision that Philip Morris must pay substantial legal fees to the Australian government for a failed suit the tobacco company brought concerning cigarette packaging laws. In 2011 Australia,...

An anonymous Canadian government official on Monday announced the country's intention to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018. The news follows public declarations from both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named acting Solicitor General Noel Francisco as his choice for the permanent position. Formerly a partner at large international law firm Jones Day , Francisco has spent a career...

JURIST Guest Columnist Amy St. John, manager at Earth's Healing, shares some professional experiences and personal opinions from her time spent working inside the marijuana industry...I have worked in the medical marijuana industry since 2013 in both Arizona and...

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s appeal citing that they waited too long. Reynolds appealed a decision by a federal judge who rules that Reynolds was required to...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the federal ban against selling guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate Second Amendment rights. The court rejected the...

The US Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Monday in RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. The European Community for RJ Reynolds in a challenge by EU countries accusing the company of a money laundering scheme....

The UK's High Court of Justice struck down a challenge by several cigarette companies against requiring plain packaging on cigarette packaging. In its almost 400-page decision , the court upheld the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the finalization of a new rule that extends its regulatory power to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars and more. The new rule reportedly strengthens the implementation...