Maryland AG Anthony Brown has announced settlements with seven opioid drug manufacturers including Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus. Maryland is expected to receive over $13 million from the multistate settlement. The AGs alleged that for decades these seven companies have manufactured and sold generic opioids including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl patches throughout the U.S., and that each of…

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Shopify has announced this week it will ban all e-cigarettes (vapes) from its platforms. This decision comes after pressure in November 2025 from a multistate group of state AGs aiming to tackle illegal electronic cigarette sales online. Since last year, the bipartisan coalition of AGs have been urging Shopify to do more to tackle the…

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AG Anne Lopez is co-leading a coalition of AGs from 18 states and jurisdictions calling on Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products. This includes terminating all existing sponsorship agreements. The letter from the coalition stated that tobacco companies are targeting young audiences through high-visibility sponsorships…

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In Law360, Chuck Slemp discusses the Virginia cannabis market reset as Governor Abagail Spanberger vetoes legislation that would have established a regulated adult-use retail framework.

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers and Indiana AG Todd Rokita are seeking D.C. Circuit review of a DOJ and DEA final rule rescheduling certain FDA-approved and state-licensed medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III.

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