WeedWeek

Federal

Newsbrief: Rescheduling imminent, per Axios

President Donald Trump is poised to move cannabis to schedule III “soon,” Axios scooped today. In…

Lab Testing & Standards

Newsbrief: Colo. bill takes aim at lab fraud

In a bid to reduce skewed test results and contamination fears, a Colorado bill would move…

California

Vireo: California’s new MSO

During the go-go years before the pandemic, major MSOs including Green Thumb Industries, Trulieve, Curaleaf and…

California

Newsbrief: Non-profits sue Calif. over pot tax shortfall, report

Youth advocates have sued the state alleging that California’s cannabis market alleging it has failed to…

Litigation

BREAKING: Verano exposed private patient data: Lawsuit

A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Chicago-based MSO Verano exposed the patient data of more than…

Lab Testing & Standards

Calif. regulator proposes new pesticide rules

California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has proposed new, expanded rules governing pesticides in licensed cannabis…

Newsbrief: Georgia group pushes back on MED expansion

A Georgia non-profit is asking Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to veto a bill that would expand…

Newsbrief: Weedmaps parent voluntarily delisting from Nasdaq

Weedmaps parent company WM Technology said it would voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq stock exchange later…

Beverages

Calif. industry pushes back on drinks bill

Some of California’s biggest operators have joined forces to oppose a bill (AB 2532) that would…

Regulation & Compliance

“Censored by Stripe”

The following is an excerpt from Transaction Denied:Big finance’s power to punish free speech by Rainey…