New York’s troubled adult-use cannabis program has hit yet another legal roadblock after a state judge barred regulators from processing business applications.
A new lawsuit filed in the state of California alleges that criminal entities have infiltrated the state’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), gained licenses, and are diverting “untold millions of pounds” of product to the illicit market by exploiting a gap in the seed-to-sale tracking process, reports Marijuana Business Daily.
The makers of Cointreau, the French triple sec orange-flavoured liqueur, filed a lawsuit against Canopy Growth for its Quatreau CBD drink brand name for what they perceive is an effort “unfairly capitalize on the goodwill and reputation of the COINTREAU Mark,” according to the complaint.
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has filed a lawsuit against a Somerset, Massachusetts cannabis company after he said it used an image of Borat, his most well-known character, on a billboard without his permission, reports CTV News.
Japan has some of the harshest laws when it comes to cannabis — simple possession can mean up to five years in prison.
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