Cannabis MSO filed lawsuit to stop marijuana-derived THC in Pennsylvania

To stop the flooding of unintoxicated cannabis-derived THC products and save $2 billion in the annual MMJ market, a major cannabis multi-layer operator will head to the court.

In a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court, the Florida-based Boca Raton subsidiary claimed that “the flow of illegal products into unregulated retail channels directly undermines the Commonwealth’s regulated medical marijuana program.”

Sales of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania are expected to reach $2.1 billion, according to MJBIZ Factbook.

However, the lawsuit claims that unlicensed competition from marijuana-derived THC threatens the market.

Cannabis MSO sues marijuana companies for public safety

The issue is a public health and safety issue, Jushi chief strategy director Trent Woloveck said in an interview Thursday.

He said so-called “gas station weeds” sold under the guise of protection from the federal farm bill often contain toxic levels of pesticides, molds and other contaminants.

“We are not idle and let people sell contaminated products,” Volovick told Mjbizdaily.

The lawsuit claims 10 distribution companies and online retailers based in California, Florida, Maryland and Texas, as well as Pennsylvania, according to the inquirer.

In Pennsylvania and other states, these companies are abusing marijuana laws to sell products that almost all consumers regard as marijuana, the lawsuit says.

Pennsylvania Adults – Cannabis Legalization Barrier

They were able to do that, thanks to the ongoing chaos caused by the Farm Act – a federal lawmaker acknowledged that the bill was never intended to legalize intoxicating products – and LAX enforcement at the state level.

Pennsylvania’s marijuana law complicates the situation.

Legislators have debated adult legalization for years, but a partisan deadlock led by Republican state lawmakers has hampered legal marijuana.

Pennsylvania has also not followed other state leadership and has broken down on the intoxicating cannabis THC products.

Publicly traded Jushi reported 40 stores in seven states, announcing a loss of $65 million in revenue and $12.3 million in last month’s latest quarterly documents.

Jushi also plans to open its first marijuana store in New Jersey in the second half of this year or early 2026, the company announced.

Like other large MSOs, Jushi is under pressure from creditors to pay off huge debts.

According to the filing, Jushi’s debt is a scheduled repayment, totaling $192 million.