May 31, 2023
The State Agency That Oversees Cannabis Had the Tools to Regulate La Mota, but Records Show It Rarely Did
“They’ve taken a hands-off approach to La Mota,” says cannabis lawyer Kevin Jacoby, who believes the massive 2018 Black Market Distribution case, in which Mitchell and Cazares settled a number of serious violations with the OLCC after a two-year legal battle, spooked the agency. “I think ever since then, the OLCC has determined that they’re just not going to take La Mota’s licenses, and actually allow them to accrue more licenses.”