A Chicago law firm has filed lawsuits against numerous Illinois cannabis companies, claiming that they are violating state limits on the amount of THC allowed in each package.
The cases highlight increasing debate over cannabis potency as the percentage of THC — the component that gets users high — keeps increasing, and as hemp producers operate without the same limits as state-licensed growers.
The law firm filing the suits, Luisi Holz Law, is seeking class-action status for customers who have purchased the products, and is seeking more than $5 million.
Lawsuits were filed in county or federal courts against Acreage Holdings, Aeriz, The Cannabist Co., Cresco Labs, Ieso, Cannabist, Verano, Cresco Labs and Progressive Treatment Solutions.
Under state law, cannabis-infused products, or edibles, cannot exceed 100 milligrams per package. By designating some products as concentrates, which have no such limit, the lawsuits allege, the companies are able to sell products containing one gram (1,000 milligrams) and are able to get around the restrictions.
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