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EVEN THE SAGEBRUSH STATE IS PRIME FOR SUIT

One need not be a purveyor of WeedWeek newsletters to know that cannabis corruption in politics is poised to be the biggest problem this side of vape pens. The feds have their ears open.

But Nevada? Who ever expected to hear The C-Word hurled at that perfectly conservative and moderate of weed markets.
Nevada Independent

  • The suit, filed by a group of companies denied licenses, against the state and a long list of companies which have and were denied licenses is “engaging in a cover-up of the rampant illegality and corruption that infected the license application process for the recreational Dispensaries.”
  • Specifically, the plainiffs say that the Nevada marijuana program’s top executive was offered jobs by companies that were awarded licenses.
  • Following the lawsuit, the state tax department put a regulator on leave but did not comment further.