Cannabis ‘cash management’ firm accused of stealing millions, flouting money laundering rules
The non-payment of a secured $35 million credit agreement between rap artist Snoop Dog’s cannabis venture capital firm, Casa Verde...
Litigation
Appellate Court Rules CA District Court Must Weigh In on Commerce Clause and Cannabis
The Eastern U.S. District Court of California wanted to avoid ruling on whether Sacramento’s requirement that all cannabis storefront owners...
Commerce Clause Bid to Block Maryland Licensing Lottery Fails
A lawsuit challenging the criteria for Maryland’s social equity standard failed to block the state’s upcoming licensing lottery in federal...
Georgia Resident Files RICO Suit Over Cannabis Sold as Hemp-Derived
A Georgia resident, with the help of an attorney who was involved in other lawsuits concerning alleged lab testing fraud,...
$17M Eaze Penalty Casts Dark Shadow on Cannabis Credit Card Payments
A federal court recently hit a defendant in the Eaze fraud case with an adjusted $17 million fine for his...
States Not Waiting for Hemp Cannabinoid Lawsuits to Resolve
As court cases challenging a state's authority to regulate or ban hemp-derived cannabinoids (HDCs) wend their way through courts, states...
After Adult-Use Market Launch, Residency Challenge Comes to Maryland
Following gangbuster sales in the back end of 2023, Maryland’s adult-use cannabis market entered an exclusive group of states in...
Oklahoma’s Proposed Regulations Drop RFID Tags Requirement
Cannabis operators in Oklahoma may eventually be able to ditch their RFID (radio frequency identification) tracking tags under newly proposed...
Residency Challenge Hits a Speed Bump in WA, While Returning to New York
A federal judge may have shot down a legal bid for a restraining order against the State of Washington’s social...
NM Fines Two Licensed Cultivators $1M Each, Revokes Licenses
A man accused of running an illegal hemp operation and human trafficking in and around the Navajo Nation for years...
