Tag: CBT > Cannabis Company Filing Lawsuit

Oregon

Oregon Cannabis Companies No Longer Need Labor Peace Agreements to Renew Licenses

The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Commission announced the voter-approved requirement no longer applies after a conflicting federal court ruling.

May 30, 2025

Industry Headlines

MMJ to File Emergency Injunction Against DEA’s ‘Unconstitutional Marijuana Hearing’

MMJ BioPharma Cultivation, a company seeking DEA registration to cultivate cannabis for research, is hoping to avoid an administrative hearing.

May 1, 2025

Alabama

Judge Sends Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Back to Square One

Circuit Judge James Anderson ruled that the state regulators’ emergency rule, established for a late 2023 licensing process, is void.

April 22, 2025

Industry Headlines

Planet 13 Recovers Additional $2.1 Million of Funds, $5 Million in Real Estate

The company’s settlement and recovery are related to El Capitan, an investment adviser that Planet 13 is suing.

March 3, 2025

California

Treez Files Summary Judgement in Lawsuit Against Feds Over Cannabis-Related Visa Denial

The federal government claims Treez must show its software developer from India ‘does not aid and abet activities that violate the CSA.’

September 19, 2024

Industry Headlines

MMJ BioPharma Suing DEA Over Cannabis Reform, Medical Research

The biopharmaceutical company filed a lawsuit, citing ‘unjustified’ delays in processing an application for medical research.

September 11, 2024

Massachusetts

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging CSA’s Constitutionality, but Says Cannabis’s Regulation Under CSA Should Be Reexamined

The motion to dismiss a high-profile lawsuit challenging the federal government’s authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act against state-legal, intrastate cannabis businesses was granted, but the suit ‘alleged persuasive reasons for a reexamination’ of how the CSA regulates cannabis.

July 2, 2024

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

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

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

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