Judge Bryant Grants Injunction But Exempts Certain CAURD Licensees – UPDATED August 21, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments UPDATED The defendants in Fiore v. NYSCCB on Thursday appealed the case to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the Third Judicial Department. "Defendants appeal from the 8/18/23 Decision & Order of the Hon. Kevin Bryant, granting in… Read More→
Are Negotiations Already Breaking Down in the NY CAURD Lawsuit? – UPDATED August 17, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights 1 Comment UPDATED New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) responded via email Thursday to say it cannot comment on pending litigation. The department did provide the following statement: "New Yorkers can still purchase legal, safe-and-tested cannabis from existing operational dispensaries (including… Read More→
New York CAURD Lawsuit: The Stage is Set for Friday August 10, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments On August 2, a lawsuit by four service impaired veterans was filed in New York State Supreme Court in Albany County against the state’s cannabis regulators that has brought the ongoing CAURD program to a screeching halt following an August… Read More→
R.I. cannabis dispensary sues over labor requirement in legalization law July 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 1 Comment The 2022 law that legalized recreational marijuana in Rhode Island included a requirement that retailers enter into “labor peace agreements” with workers. PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — One of Rhode Island’s longest-running marijuana dispensaries has filed suit over the state’s budding cannabis… Read More→
Cannabis growers win $4.9 million in malpractice lawsuit against attorneys May 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Lawsuits, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A jury has awarded $4.9 million to the owners of a cannabis business in a lawsuit filed against Portland-based Emerge Law Group. Tidewater Investments, LLC, sued Emerge Law Group and two of its attorneys, Corinne Celko and Genny Kiley, after… Read More→
Lawsuit claims Georgia medical cannabis bids were full of fraud and corruption March 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments ATLANTA - While the Georgia legislature battles it out over possible changes to the Georgia Medical Cannabis law, another lawsuit has been filed against the state. Eight losing bidders filed suit in mid-February in Fulton County claiming the selection process was unlawful and infused with fraud and… Read More→
Exclusive: NY’s cannabis regulators sued again, this time by the big players March 16, 2023 AggregatedNews New York, Policy & Legal 0 Comments It’s the lawsuit many saw coming. A coalition that includes some of New York’s medical cannabis companies is asking a judge to compel state regulators to open up licensing for all retail dispensary applicants immediately. The complaint, provided yesterday to… Read More→
Portland marijuana production blunder resulted in jumbo THC dose for customers expecting none; 3 went to the ER, 1 hospitalized October 10, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments People who took mislabeled wellness drops last month ended up ingesting several times a typical dose of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, according to Oregon regulators. The people who took the Select-brand drops hadn’t anticipated getting high at all.… Read More→
Lawsuit Challenging California Cannabis Deliveries Dismissed, But Status Quo Remains November 25, 2020 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments By Alison Malsbury, Attorney at Harris Bricken On November 17, 2020, the Fresno County Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by 24 California cities seeking to invalidate state cannabis regulations that allow delivery of cannabis to customers in jurisdictions that… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana dispensary says 8 month lag in decision by state regulators cost company $1.2 million September 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments A cannabis dispensary is suing state regulators over frustrations that the state has not acted on its application for over eight months. In a complaint and preliminary injunction filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Sept. 14, Northeast Alternatives asked the… Read More→
“Bizarre”, “Capricious”, “Secretive” – Lawsuit Says Pennsylvania Licensing Officials Should Rescind All Awarded Licenses September 13, 2017 David Hodes Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In a five-count lawsuit filed September 8 against the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana (PDHOMM) dispensary license applicant Keystone Releaf, LLC, is seeking to review the department's “systemically flawed, inequitable and unconstitutional process” for accepting, reviewing and… Read More→
GTI Maryland Sues Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission for Illegally Removing Pre-Approval of GTI’s Grower License That Was Based on Expert Review September 20, 2016 Press Release Maryland 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Just 48 Hours After Voting 5-0 to Accept RESI’s Top 15 Recommendations, Commission Subcommittee Met Behind Closed Doors, Reversed Course and Improperly Substituted a Lower-Ranking Applicant for GTI September 20, 2016 (Baltimore, MD) – GTI Maryland, LLC announced… Read More→
Workplace Law: Are Companies that allow Cannabis Consumption at Work Setting themselves up for Lawsuits? June 9, 2016 Jerry King Cartoons, News & Insights 0 Comments Read More→