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A Metrc tag on a Colorado plant, 2016. Photo by Daniel Oberhaus www.danieloberhaus.com

Calif. DCC and Metrc “conspired” to allow diversion: Lawsuit

California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) engaged in a “conspiracy” with a software provider so the agency could collect taxes on illegal, interstate cannabis sales, a whistleblower lawsuit alleges.
The suit, filed in Oregon federal court this month, alleges regulatory software company Metrc was “providing cover,” for product diversion from California’s licensed market, and the DCC’s inability to prevent it. Former Metrc executive Marcus Estes alleges the company was “turning a blind eye to the data, even though its contract required…

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