WeedWeek

Litigation

“Unscientific, false, fraudulent, illegal”: Lawsuit challenges MSOs’ health claims

A federal lawsuit filed against three big MSOs alleges the companies have made unsupported claims about…

California

Insurer sues to avoid covering fatal extraction blast

An affiliate of insurance company Travelers is suing to decline coverage for a fatal 2023 explosion…

Texas

Newsbrief: Texas judge allows hemp sales to temporarily resume

The Texas hemp industry can resume selling smokeable products after a Texas judge granted a temporary…

Lab Testing & Standards

SCOOP: Calif. officials acknowledge testing gaps in lab suit

In a March hearing, California Department of Cannabis Control experts testified to gaps in agency practices…

Missouri

Newsbrief: Missouri operator runs anti-competitive cartel, lawsuit

A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Missouri’s largest retailer Good Day Farm is running an anti-competitive…

Nevada

Newsbrief: Nevada biz seeks thaw with gaming:Report

Nevada’s ailing cannabiz wants a better relationship with the casinos, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Since…

Federal

Trump reschedules MED, with mixed signals on 280E

President Donald Trump’s threw a surprise into today’s hotly anticipated cannabis reform announcement by rescheduling state…

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…