DCC asks judge to reconsider Metrc ruling – Newsletter 6/26/26

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FROM WEEDWEEK

SCOOP: Calif. DCC pushes back on diversion ruling

Six months after a California judge ruled that the California Department of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) use of Metrc failed to satisfy its statutory obligations, the agency is asking the court to reconsider. It argues that a one word change to state law should convince the judge to reverse himself.

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Also in WeedWeek:

• Newsbrief: San Diego cracks down on illegal market
• Newsbrief: Industry jobs decline

QUICK HITS

Federal:

• The DEA’s historic rescheduling hearings are set to begin on Monday. Marijuana Moment has asked Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julis to reverse his decision not to stream the proceedings.
• Don’t miss WeedWeek‘s curtain raiser by drug historian Emily Dufton.
• With November’s federal hemp ban looming, and hemp businesses scrambling, the White House asked Congress for “fair treatment” of hemp.
  Cultivated, Marijuana Moment
• A bipartisan group of lawmakers re-introduced a banking reform bill.
  MJBiz
• Lawyer Ryan Kocot asks two interrelated questions about registering your MED business with the DEA. Longtime Activist Steph Shearer argues businesses need to register now.
  MJBiz
• Canna Law Blog discusses a court motion which could trip up rescheduling.

Business:

• The SEC declined to revoke share trading for Oregon operator Grown Rogue after busting it for years of late filings.
  Law360
• MSO Curaleaf has migrated its 12 state retail network to the Sweed point of sale system, the companies said in an email..
• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is “vexed” over a cannabis billboard case in California.
  Bloomberg Law
• Canada’s biggest industry trade group suspended operations.
  CP24
• Cannabis Business Times is accepting nominations for its annual best cannabis companies to work for feature.

State and local:

• Hundreds of workers with MSO Ascend Wellness Holdings and organized by the Teamsters, walked off the job Thursday over stalled contract negotiations.
  MJBiz
• The Texas hemp wars rage on.
  San Antonio Express-News
• A former Massachusetts regulatory staffer claims he was fired for conducting internal investigations. The Bay State industry is also stepping up its fight against the ballot initiative to reverse legal REC.
  Talking Joints Memo, Axios
• A Connecticut lawmaker faces questions over his job in the industry.
  New Haven Independent
• And activists have revived a repeal effort in Maine.
  Maine Morning Star
• The Assembly looks into North Carolina’s hemp industry.
• Nebraska’s first MED grower got the OK to start planting.
  Nebraska Examiner
• Virginia lawmakers sent a new REC bill to the governor.
• A Missouri dispensary faces a proposed class action lawsuit over a ‘cashless ATM’ scheme.
  KCTV
• High Times checks out the Montana industry.

Fun and interesting:

• Zocalo Public Square is concerned about the “Big Lebowskization” of California.

CALIFORNIA HITS

State:

• Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is distributing $227M to combat the illegal market.
• Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton (R) says pot taxes are too high.
  Marijuana Moment

Business:

• Glass House plans to uplist to the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
• The DCC fined Glass House $21,000 related to complaints of underage workers.
  VC Star

Local:

• Sacramento took another step towards allowing lounges.
  KCRA
• The California City (Kern) city council voted to end the city’s moratorium on dispensary licenses.
  NBC (local)
• Humboldt stakeholders asked DCC director Clint Kellum to support the local industry.
  Times-Standard

Upcoming:

• The Golden Bear Awards Show is set for July 18 at the California State Fair in Sacramento.
• Fresno’s The Artist Tree is holding a blood drive July 3.