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Calif. retailer sues state for abetting illicit market

By Alex Halperin
09/20/2021 07:38 PM GMT-0700
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A California retailer is suing the state alleging regulators have allowed criminal to win distribution licenses and divert "untold millions of pounds" of weed to the illicit market. MJBiz

It alleges these operators buy huge amounts of legally-grown wholesale product and sell it in or out of state through illicit channels. Industry executives have long complained about the practice which they refer to as using "burner" licenses.

  • The result, says plaintiff Elliot . . .

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