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Mergers and Acquisitions

Verano Rejects Goodness Growth’s $861M Damages Claim From Terminated Merger Agreement

Goodness Growth filed a court request based on its belief that Verano had no legal basis to terminate the agreement; Verano responded in the ongoing litigation.

June 20, 2024

New York

Class Action Suit Calls New York City’s Crackdown on ‘Illegal’ Cannabis Shops Unconstitutional

Dozens of businesses are suing the city and several of its officials for enforcing the SMOKEOUT Act and closing allegedly illegal stores without judicial review.

June 14, 2024

Ohio

Trulieve Triples Ohio Footprint Through Harvest of OH Settlement

The Florida-based cannabis operator will now have three medical cannabis dispensaries after reaching an agreement to resolve litigation.

May 30, 2024

Massachusetts

Will a Lawsuit Challenging CSA’s Constitutionality Move Forward?

Oral arguments were heard to determine the merits of a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act against state-legal, intrastate cannabis businesses.

May 22, 2024

Cannabis Tax Law

Does Trulieve’s Tax Strategy Tie Into a Bigger Cannabis Industry Battle?

How a possibly outdated legal precedent, a pending lawsuit against the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Constitution, the Clean Water Act and interstate waterways may all relate to Trulieve’s and other high-profile 280E tax refund cases—and what major legal ‘fight’ we’re going to see playing out this year.

May 22, 2024

Cannabis Industry Research

Cannabis Company Sues DEA Over Application to Grow for Clinical Trials

Rhode Island-based MMJ BioPharma Cultivation Inc. is seeking an order to halt the DEA’s ‘unconstitutional actions’ as it awaits approval to grow cannabis.

April 8, 2024

California

People’s California Responds to Allegations by Blüm Holdings

The cannabis company denounces the publication of children’s names and ‘inappropriate’ business tactics.

April 2, 2024

California

Blüm Responds to Allegations of Child Molestation by ‘People’s California’ Managing Member Bernard Steimann

The company denounces sexual abuse of children as it tries to distance itself from People’s, a brand in which Steimann holds an interest.

March 28, 2024

California

Blüm Subsidiary Unrivaled Brands Files Suit Against Troup Construction

The California cannabis operator is suing the company and two executives for alleged theft.

March 6, 2024

New York

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Claiming New York’s Cannabis Licensing Process Discriminates Against Out-of-State Applicants

Albany Judge Anne Nardacci rejected litigation brought in December by two Los Angeles-based companies seeking a restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt the licensing process.

February 6, 2024

Massachusetts

DOJ Files Motion to Dismiss Cannabis Operators’ CSA Lawsuit, Calls it ‘Fruitless’

In its response to a lawsuit filed by a group of Massachusetts cannabis businesses, the U.S. Department of Justice says plaintiffs “lack standing to challenge” the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act.

February 2, 2024

Legislation and Regulation

Cannabis Retailers Now Massively Overpaying Excise Tax, California Lawsuit Claims

Catalyst Cannabis Co. is suing the state’s tax department over “emergency” regulations regarding how cannabis accessories are taxed.

January 4, 2024