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State Markets

Newsbrief: Polls suggest Mass. will keep REC legal

Two new polls point to Massachusetts rejecting the first ever state ballot initiative to repeal REC…

Crime & Law Enforcement

Newsbrief: Ore. CEO indicted for federal tax fraud

A federal grand jury indicted the CEO of Oregon-based retailer La Mota for eight counts of…

MSO

Trulieve pursues $750k defamation suit against influencer

Leading MSO Trulieve is pursuing a $750,000 defamation lawsuit over six social media posts from between…

Hemp

Newsbrief: Pro-legalization group stumps for hemp

Longtime cannabis reform group Marijuana Policy Project is calling on supporters to save the hemp industry…

Federal

“Unimaginable instability” if Curaleaf decision holds: Unpaid party

A federal appeals court’s ruling not to enforce a cannabis contract would create chaos in the…

Supply Chain & Logistics

Newsbrief: Trucking biz faces pot testing dilemma

A recent article in Heavy Duty Trucking suggests that federally mandated cannabis tests for truck drivers,…

California

SCOOP: Calif. asks judge to toss $500M diversion suit

The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) asked a judge to throw out a $500M operator…

Federal

Newsbrief: Feds prioritize 280E guidance, but mum on details

The Department of the Treasury included providing guidance for industry-hated tax rule 280E in the fiscal…

California

Raman proposes fixes for LA market

Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman released a plan for fixing the troubled Los Angeles cannabis market. In…

California

Breaking: Opponents sue San Diego Co. supes over equity law

An entity called No Skunk Butts and its owner are suing the San Diego County board…