Colorado owes the state’s cannabis retailers excise tax refunds because its calculation method artificially exaggerates the market rate of cannabis products, according to a new lawsuit.
Ferrara Candy Co. and two cannabis companies settled Ferrara’s lawsuit accusing them of infringing the “Runts” candy trademark by selling “Runtz”-branded weed flower buds, gummies, and vape cartridges.
The Delaware Supreme Court pondered Wednesday whether a trial judge failed to properly evaluate potential damages when he ordered rescission of a stock conversion at a struggling cannabis accessories company.
House appropriators clashed this week over proposed cuts to science and economic development agencies, advancing their latest fiscal 2027 measure with a party-line vote.
A US court’s recognition of Cannabist Co.'s Canadian insolvency proceedings is outlining a path for cannabis companies with a foreign presence seeking bankruptcy protection, a relief that has previously been denied because marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
The California Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday it filed felony charges against an unlicensed cannabis retailer for evading approximately $7.1 million in state sales tax.
The Cannabist Co. won US court recognition of insolvency proceedings the holding company initiated in Canada to restructure debts used to fund its cannabis production and retail enterprise.
An attempt to disqualify New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office from representing the state’s cannabis agency in a lawsuit over its licensing scheme for businesses failed when a federal magistrate judge rejected arguments that the state’s lead lawyer has an advantage in the case.
Vivera Pharmaceuticals Inc., its CEO, and another company must disgorge about $2.1 million, a federal court ruled in an SEC enforcement suit alleging securities fraud over cannabis-derived products.
State tax frameworks, immigration, firearms, and emerging commercial areas — such as prediction markets and cannabis — were common themes among the second group of states to wrap up their legislative sessions this year.
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