In an effort to halt the proliferation of unregulated intoxicating hemp-derived THC products and save a $2 billion annual MMJ market, a major marijuana multistate operator is going to the courts.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court in Pennsylvania, subsidiaries of Boca Raton, Florida-based Jushi Holdings allege that the flow of “illegal products into unregulated retail channels directly undermines the Commonwealth’s regulated medical marijuana program,” according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Sales of medical cannabis in Pennsylvania are projected to reach as much as $2.1 billion in 2025, according to the MJBiz Factbook.
However, unlicensed competition from hemp-derived THC threatens that market, the lawsuit claims.
Marijuana MSO suing hemp companies for public safety
In an interview Thursday, Trent Woloveck, Jushi’s chief strategy
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