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From legal complaints to a recent public health advisory, it all comes down to laboratory testing standards and enforcement
Legal threats and litigation aren’t new phenomena in Massachusetts cannabis. Since before the first licensees planted seeds, lawyers have lined their pockets off of more than just helping businesses navigate complex regulations.
There have been complaints against grifters who swindled investors without knowledge of or plans to succeed in the industry, plus countless court actions over unpaid invoices.
Most recently, earlier this week, a cultivator in western Mass sued the Cannabis Control Commission among others for “the ruination of a small farm by the repeated negligence of a large, multi-state plant producer and supplier.” The plaintiff argues that contamination from a neighboring non-cannabis farm’s pesticides resulted in losses “estimated to total at least $17 million.” At the center of that literal dust-up: laboratory testing standards.
And then there is the neverending legal feud between ousted CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien and state Treasurer Deb Goldberg. The back-and-forth has consumed untold hours of commission time, including repeated closed-door executive sessions during public meetings. On the surface, we’ve heard a lot about O’Brien’s alleged coarse behavior and insensitivity during her tenure, but part of that legal exchange also involves issues that are central to at least one other lawsuit with massive implications
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Untangling The Complicated Web Of Multiple Massachusetts Cannabis Lawsuits
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