An armored car and fintech company filed a lawsuit against the federal government and multiple law enforcement agencies alleging that it has been unlawfully targeted by police over the past year and is the victim of “highway robbery.”
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New York expecting $1.25 billion in cannabis revenue over six years
The state of New York is expecting to collect a whopping $1.25 billion in cannabis taxes and fees over the next half-dozen years, according to a state budget forecast that looks ahead beginning in 2023.
In move to stifle illicit sales, NJ won’t allow cannabis home grows, report says
The legal right to grow marijuana at home apparently will not apply to cannabis consumers in New Jersey once the state’s adult-use market launches.
‘A dream realized’: Q&A with cannabis social equity licensee Aja Allen
Aja Allen endured uncertainty from 2018 until her Central Los Angeles marijuana shop, Sixty Four and Hope, opened last September.
L.A. County approves $30,000-per-day fines for illegal marijuana businesses
Los Angeles County authorities signed off on a plan to issue $30,000-per-day civil fines against unlicensed commercial marijuana activity, which officials say has grown explosively in recent years.
Oklahoma might clamp down with new medical cannabis regulations
Oklahoma lawmakers could be poised to enact new restrictions on the state’s booming medical cannabis program amid concerns about a growing underground marijuana industry.
California governor pledges cannabis tax reform, but details sketchy
Gov. Gavin Newsom gave California’s marijuana industry reason to rejoice this week when he came out forcefully in favor of overhauling the state’s cannabis tax system to help MJ businesses woo customers from the thriving underground market.
Outlook dim for US marijuana legalization in 2022, but banking reform alive
The federal marijuana reform landscape in 2022 is cloudy, with most national insiders doubting a comprehensive legalization bill will succeed just yet given the unfavorable political dynamics in Washington DC.
Author of SAFE Banking cannabis measure won’t seek reelection this year
Colorado Democrat Ed Perlmutter, a champion in the U.S. House of Representatives for cannabis reform, announced Monday he won’t run for reelection in 2022.
Oklahoma aims to beef up enforcement efforts on illicit medical marijuana businesses
Oklahoma’s enforcement against unlicensed medical marijuana companies is likely to increase significantly in 2022 now that state regulators have taken advantage of increased funding and have ramped up hiring of cannabis business inspectors.
Curaleaf settles 10 lawsuits related to THC-labeling snafu
Massachusetts-based Curaleaf Holdings settled 10 lawsuits brought after an Oregon subsidiary mistakenly sold THC-infused tinctures that were labeled as containing only nonintoxicating CBD.
New year rings in key changes to state marijuana markets
The arrival of 2022 ushered in major changes to state marijuana markets across the nation, ranging from the launch of adult-use cannabis sales in Montana to flower being sold for the first time by medical marijuana retailers in Louisiana.
