Judge blocks media access to Michigan marijuana hearings

Michigan’s largest-ever marijuana recall is at the center of a court matter that the public is forbidden from attending.

The case focuses on Cannabis Regulatory Agency accusations that Viridis Laboratories, one of the largest marijuana safety testing labs in the state, produced inaccurate test results related to potentially harmful contaminants, and inflated THC potency data. Viridis has denied the claims and filed its own lawsuit against the CRA, accusing the regulator of abusing its power and unfairly targeting the safety lab.

“Without having the proceedings being published, it’s possible a lot of things may remain hidden from public view and I don’t think that’s democracy,” said marijuana insider Rick Thompson, who is the executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) of Michigan,

Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office is representing the CRA.

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‘I don’t think that’s democracy.’ Judge blocks media access to Michigan marijuana hearings

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