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New York Cannabis Regulators Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Blocking Dispensary Openings
New York cannabis regulators have reached a settlement in legal action that has delayed the opening of recreational weed dispensaries.
November 29, 2023
NYC Pays Settlement to Mom Separated from Newborn for Cannabis Use
Cannabis legalization does not happen overnight, it happens in spurts and pieces as this story will show. Government agencies are oftentimes slow to adapt to the wide array of changes that must accompany legalization - which in this case amounted to the infliction of lifelong trauma on a mother and her newborn baby boy.
September 11, 2023
NY Regulators Reach Settlement, Clearing Way for Pot Retail in Finger Lakes
The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed last year.
June 1, 2023
Judge Rejects $4.5B Cash Deal to Protect OxyContin Pusher Family from Opioid Lawsuits
Even billionaires can’t buy their way out of sweeping opioid crisis lawsuits.
December 17, 2021
Johnson & Johnson, Drug Distributors Settle to Pay $26B for Roles in Opioid Crisis
The $26 billion tab is the result of around 3,000 opioid-related lawsuits.
July 22, 2021