Friday’s hearing, which was the first to be held in-person on this issue since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, was to hear oral arguments on how the judge should resolve the complaints of the 67 plaintiffs wrapped into the supercase.
Federal District Court Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer heard oral arguments in Toigo v. Treto over a motion for a temporary restraining order against the issuance of the 185 Illinois adult use dispensary licenses.
“We’re going to need a few million pounds of cannabis to fuel the whole market. With a few dozen farmers we won’t come close to those numbers.”
If the WAH case is allowed to go forward under the current rules, the plaintiffs could introduce a great deal of potentially embarrassing information into the public record.
For those of you trying to keep track of where licenses are going as a whole, we’ve narrowed it down to just four cases you should be paying attention to.
“The court’s view on that is the court who brought in that order is who will control the ability to lift that. I don’t think I’m in a position to dictate that,” said Judge Gamrath.
The acquisition will significantly expand Cresco’s operations west of the Mississippi, adding new dispensaries in Missouri, Utah, Arizona, California, and making it the largest holder of dispensary licenses in Colorado.
Wholesale prices in Ohio have dropped significantly in the last year, says Nischt, which should be attracting new patients.
”What happens to the market when this is all done? What happens to Black and brown entrepreneurs in two to three years?”
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