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06/15/2026

NEW WEBINAR - WeedWeek Wonks: The Rescheduling Hearings, What to Expect. THIS THURSDAY, June 18th at 1:00 PM EST.

There’s no clear precedent for what to expect as hearings begin this summer on moving REC to Schedule III. In our upcoming webinar, drug historian Emily Dufton will discuss what she’s watching for, how the process could unfold, and what the outcome may mean for the cannabis industry.

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06/11/2026

Florida-based MSO Trulieve went public on the New York Stock Exchange in an important first for the licensed cannabis industry.

The move follows the Trump administrations rescheduling of MED to a schedule III substance under the Controlled Substances Act and comes weeks before DEA hearings are set to begin on rescheduling REC.

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06/03/2026

San Francisco-based v**e maker PAX sent a cease and desist letter to California distributors and retailers today, warning them that selling certain Stiiizy v**e products exposed them to patent infringement claims.

Stiiizy has denied that third parties can be held liable for selling the products.

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05/28/2026

Litigious retailer Catalyst has filed another lawsuit against the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) on top of the one it is already waging against the agency.

The ongoing lawsuit, originally filed in 2023 by a Catalyst affiliate, involves an interpretation of how the state excise tax should be applied.

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05/20/2026

Cannabis retail is entering a new phase.

In mature markets like California, tighter margins, weaker sales, and limited capital are forcing operators to shift from expansion mode to efficiency mode. Instead of chasing more stores, retailers are focusing on inventory forecasting, labor optimization, customer analytics, and smarter promotions to improve profitability at existing locations.

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05/19/2026

Stiiizy sold customer data in violation of its privacy policies and California law, a proposed class action lawsuit alleges. Stiiizy is the state's best-selling v**e brand and has about sixty stores statewide.

Stiiizy representatives did not respond to requests for comment. Law360 was first to report the federal lawsuit which was filed in California.

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05/15/2026

Accounts receivable debt isn’t just a problem for unpaid vendors, it’s a major constraint on the industry’s growth. In this edition of WeedWeek Wonks we spoke to Adam Stettner, CEO of lender FundCanna and Brett Gelfand, founder of debt collector CannaBIZ Collects and the Cannabiz Credit Association about the scope of the problem and how rescheduling could help.

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05/13/2026

A California cannabis CEO alleges he has had his Instagram accounts suspended multiple times since 2023 and was forced to pay more than $40,000 to employees to have them restored.

He alleges the payments were part of a "closed loop' extortionate fraud scheme" where employees of Instagram parent company Meta Platforms "are accepting bribes" from "rivals/competitors/enemies" then "demand/accept payments" to restore the accounts.

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A California cannabis CEO alleges he has had his Instagram accounts suspended multiple times since 2023 and was forced t...
05/13/2026

A California cannabis CEO alleges he has had his Instagram accounts suspended multiple times since 2023 and was forced to pay more than $40,000 to Meta employees to have them restored

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05/08/2026

A federal lawsuit filed against three big MSOs alleges the companies have made unsupported claims about cannabis' health benefits while selling products linked to schizophrenia, psychosis, heart disease and other conditions.

Proposed as a class action which could potentially attract millions of plaintiffs, the suit seeks substantial remedies comparable to those paid out by the to***co industry in the 1990s.

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