Law360 (July 6, 2020, 7:24 PM EDT) — Cannabis companies have a lot on their plate: growing their business in a new industry and staying on the right side of state regulators, for starters. To that list, cannabis companies need to add considering the antitrust implications of their business.
That is especially true for companies preparing to merge, in light of the bombshell testimony of a U.S. Department of Justice whistleblower who claimed that Attorney General William Barr has targeted cannabis industry mergers for heightened scrutiny that may not be warranted on traditional antitrust grounds.
Though cannabis companies may not be recognized as legal enterprises by the federal government,…
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