Last month, KFOR reported about a class-action lawsuit filed against the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority hoping to stop the state from implementing a seed-to-sale tracking program from a company called Metrc.
A judge granted a temporary restraining order. Now Metrc is trying to intervene. The company filed a motion to intervene in the case and to vacate the temporary restraining order. A hearing is set for June 1. “We intervened to defend ourselves,” David Urbanowicz, director of external affairs at Metrc, said. The attorney representing 10,000 cannabis businesses across the state says the move wasn’t necessary.
“We don’t believe Metrc has any interest in this case, our position and our case is about the fact that the state agency, the Oklahoma Department of Health and OMMA has failed to do its job in adopting regulations,” Ronald Durbin with Viridian Legal Services said.
“Metrc is actually named in the lawsuit but interestingly we’re not actually party to the lawsuit, and this obviously affects our company and our employees and most importantly our work with Oklahoma,” Urbanowicz said.
Read more at kfor.com.