UpdatedTue, Mar 9, 2021 at 7:23 pm CT
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A federal civil complaint filed Monday in Colorado accuses Chicago-based multi-state cannabis operator Verano Holdings, and others, of participating in a drug smuggling conspiracy in violation of federal law. (Shutterstock)
CHICAGO A federal lawsuit accuses one of the biggest cannabis companies in the country Chicago-based Verano Holdings of violating the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization, or RICO, Act by allegedly directing an employee to smuggle marijuana from Illinois to Arkansas.
According to the suit, company officials from Verano and several other pot firms conspired to set up a cannabis dispensary in Arkansas as part of joint operations between Verano, Arizona-based Harvest Health and Arkansas-based Natural State Wellness Enterprises.