U.S. SEC Sues Cannabis-Related Investment Entities for Fraud

Weeks after a June LA Times/WeedWeek investigation into pesticide-contaminated vapes prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom(D) to express "complete confidence" in the state’s top cannabis regulator, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) hired another state agency to teach it how to test...

Long Beach-based Catalyst Cannabis, one of California's largest retailers, continues to use an excise tax policy rejected by California's tax authorities. The company is currently suing the state to vindicate its approach.Catalyst's interpretation enables it to lower retail costs for...

Catalyst Cannabis, one of California's largest retail chains, sued Florida-based Trulieve, alleging the leading MSO "stole" a $305,000 federal tax refund to which Catalyst was entitled. The suit revolves around Trulieve's undisclosed interpretation of industry-hated tax rule 280E, which it...

This story will be updated with any additional comments provided by California lawmakers. *Dozens of California lawmakers declined to answer questions from WeedWeek about whether the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is effectively regulating pesticide contamination in licensed product.The 30+...

Stiiizy, the most popular cannabis brand in California and the country, faces multiple lawsuits stemming from a data breach which compromised customer information. It has no comment on the lawsuits but says it has taken steps to prevent future breaches. Bloomberg...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors called on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to declare contaminated cannabis a public health emergency and overhaul how the state regulates pesticides in weed.The resolution, which...