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An investment group that includes the rapper alleges that promised dividends were never delivered. Rapper 2 Chainz was allegedly scammed by the owners of Pineapple Ventures Inc. (PVI) to the tune of $1.5 million. A new complaint was filed last week County of Los Angeles court by a group called the Pineapple  Express Antimatter Series

A somewhat bizarre story when you look at the directors, why they can’t manage to raise that amount seems a little odd considering their “experience” and backgrounds. In the end the lawyers will cost more than they currently owe Business of Cannabis reports Hellenic Dynamics is battling to stay afloat after receiving a ‘winding-up petition’

A group of investors has filed a class action lawsuit against High Times Holding Corp., adding to the ongoing struggles of the once-prominent cannabis media company. The lawsuit, filed in late June in the District of Delaware, is led by Mark C. and Jill L. Donius, who claim their $5,500 investment in 2021 was mishandled. The Doniuses

Foley Hoag LLP advised The Cannabist Company Holdings (f/k/a Columbia Care), an experienced cultivator, manufacturer and provider of cannabis products and related services, in a $105 million transaction with Verano Holdings Corp. The deal involves one cultivation and production facility in Virginia and one cultivation facility, one production facility and two dispensaries in Arizona. The

Posted to Linked in by Neil M. Willner- Co-chair, Cannabis Group at Royer Cooper Cohen Braun He writes In the BioGen v. Sarah Huckabee Sanders hashtag#hemp litigation (now on appeal in the 8th Circuit), the Arkansas AG’ office filed a letter, apprising the court about recent district court rulings rejecting preemption challenges to state hashtag#hemp

Here’s what the firm says I help clients navigate complex cannabis regulatory infrastructures to ensure their specific business goals are compliant with governing rules. As a partner and Co-Chair of Foley Hoag’s national Cannabis Group, Mike McQueeny has provided trusted counsel to startups and multi-state operators alike on issues associated with legislative/regulatory development and compliance.

The Rise of the Weed Insanity Defense – WeedSanity! The “cannabis made me do it” defense, once a bizarre footnote in legal history, is gaining alarming traction in courtrooms across the globe. When Bryn Spejcher, a California woman, successfully used “transient psychosis” as her get-out-of-jail-free card after brutally stabbing her boyfriend 108 times, it set

Stiiizy settled a lawsuit filed this year by a former in-house lawyer. A vehicle controlled by Eric Lightman sued the company, California’s best-selling brand and one of its largest retailers, alleging fraud and other charges. Stiiizy president Tak Sato declined… Read story paywall https://www.weedweek.com/stories/scoop-stiiizy-settled-fraud-suit-with-former-in-house-lawyer/

The New Jersey Monitor reports A federal judge won’t decide whether New Jersey police officers can consume cannabis off duty until after a series of state legal battles reach their conclusion — if he rules on the matter at all. Judge Julien Xavier Neals on Friday declined Jersey City’s request to declare that federal gun law barring

MSNBC explains A new Supreme Court appeal spotlights one of the strangest criminal sagas prosecuted under one of the most peculiar drug laws, known as the Analogue Act. The federal law bans selling substances that are “substantially similar” to ones that have already been deemed illegal. But the vague and unscientific nature of the term “substantially similar” has led to confusion