https://www.cannabispressreleases.com/press-releases/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:59:00 +0000 MyBB https://www.cannabispressreleases.com/press-releases/showthread.php?tid=54 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:28:27 +0000 Jayman]]> https://www.cannabispressreleases.com/press-releases/showthread.php?tid=54 by NORML Posted on February 5, 2026

Sacramento, CA: Police may neither charge a motorist with violating California’s “open container law” nor search a person’s vehicle solely upon the identification of a small quantity of marijuana “crumbs” on the floorboards, according to a ruling handed down by the state’s Supreme Court.

In a unanimous opinion, the Justices determined that the state’s “open container” law should not be applied so broadly as to pertain to situations where police find “any loose marijuana” in a motor vehicle. Rather, the court decided that the marijuana “must be of a usable quantity, in imminently usable condition, and readily accessible to an occupant” to constitute a violation of the state’s “open container” law.

The Court further determined that a police officer’s identification of “weed crumbs” does not provide probable cause for a warrantless vehicle search. They ruled, “The marijuana-related conduct here – possession of the rolling tray on the backseat and the crumbs on the floor [totaling 0.36 grams] – was lawful and alone was insufficient to find probable cause of a violation of California’s controlled substances law.”

The Supreme Court’s ruling reverses the decision of the California Court of Appeals, which had previously granted police the authority to search the defendant’s vehicle based upon a finding of probable cause.

The case is Sellers v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County.

https://norml.org/news/2026/02/05/califo...ed-crumbs/]]> by NORML Posted on February 5, 2026

Sacramento, CA: Police may neither charge a motorist with violating California’s “open container law” nor search a person’s vehicle solely upon the identification of a small quantity of marijuana “crumbs” on the floorboards, according to a ruling handed down by the state’s Supreme Court.

In a unanimous opinion, the Justices determined that the state’s “open container” law should not be applied so broadly as to pertain to situations where police find “any loose marijuana” in a motor vehicle. Rather, the court decided that the marijuana “must be of a usable quantity, in imminently usable condition, and readily accessible to an occupant” to constitute a violation of the state’s “open container” law.

The Court further determined that a police officer’s identification of “weed crumbs” does not provide probable cause for a warrantless vehicle search. They ruled, “The marijuana-related conduct here – possession of the rolling tray on the backseat and the crumbs on the floor [totaling 0.36 grams] – was lawful and alone was insufficient to find probable cause of a violation of California’s controlled substances law.”

The Supreme Court’s ruling reverses the decision of the California Court of Appeals, which had previously granted police the authority to search the defendant’s vehicle based upon a finding of probable cause.

The case is Sellers v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County.

https://norml.org/news/2026/02/05/califo...ed-crumbs/]]> https://www.cannabispressreleases.com/press-releases/showthread.php?tid=50 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:26:33 +0000 Jayman]]> https://www.cannabispressreleases.com/press-releases/showthread.php?tid=50 Tyson and wrestling legend Ric Flair are suing ex Carma execs for damages, attorneys' fees, and other associated costs.



Two legendary sports figures, boxing’s Mike Tyson and wrestling’s Ric Flair, have filed a lawsuit against former executives and a shareholder of Carma, alleging fraud, breach of contract, and other claims related to cannabis businesses that use their likenesses.

According to Front Office Sports, the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Illinois By Tyson, Flair, Carma, and LGNDS alleging that Chad Bronstein, Adam Wilks, Nicole Cosby, and James Case were involved in a “brazen RICO conspiracy involving criminal wire fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and extortion, as well as securities fraud and shameless self-dealing that enriched the Defendants to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.”

The plaintiffs request a jury trial and more than $50 million in damages, attorneys’ fees, and other associated costs.

Bronstein was formerly Carma’s president and chairman; Wilks was the company’s CEO; and Cosby served as the chief legal and licensing officer. Case is a shareholder in the company. The cannabis products named after Tyson (Tyson 2.0) and Flair (Ric Flair Drip) were distributed by Carma and LGNDS.

The lawsuit states, “Throughout their time at CARMA, Bronstein and Wilks treated CARMA as their own personal piggy bank, using more than $1 million to pay for unauthorized personal travel on private jets, costs associated with Bronstein’s personal yacht, renovations to Bronstein’s personal residence, a mortgage payment for Wilks’ personal residence, and lavish entertainment expenditures for Wilks, including exorbitantly priced meals and travel expenditures, as well as excessive and unapproved compensation and bonuses.”

The former executives have been accused of selling licensing rights they were not authorized to sell under agreements with the athletes. Wilks allegedly had an undisclosed “kickback” deal with vape maker DomPen, where he received “concealed payments in exchange for turning a blind eye to DomPen’s unauthorized use of CARMA’s intellectual property.”

The defendants deny the accusations and accuse the plaintiffs of trying to intimidate them in what they refer to as a “shakedown.”

“The complaint is fiction dressed up as a lawsuit,” Jonathan Cyrluk, the attorney for Bronstein and Cosby, told the media outlet in a written statement. “Before filing, the plaintiffs tried to intimidate my clients with settlement demands that read more like a shakedown than a legal claim—demanding millions of dollars and attempting to force others to surrender their Carma shares.”

“My clients won’t be bullied and are prepared to knock out this meritless lawsuit in court.”

blackenterprise.com/mike-tyson-ric-flair-sue-cannabis-partner/]]> Tyson and wrestling legend Ric Flair are suing ex Carma execs for damages, attorneys' fees, and other associated costs.



Two legendary sports figures, boxing’s Mike Tyson and wrestling’s Ric Flair, have filed a lawsuit against former executives and a shareholder of Carma, alleging fraud, breach of contract, and other claims related to cannabis businesses that use their likenesses.

According to Front Office Sports, the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Illinois By Tyson, Flair, Carma, and LGNDS alleging that Chad Bronstein, Adam Wilks, Nicole Cosby, and James Case were involved in a “brazen RICO conspiracy involving criminal wire fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and extortion, as well as securities fraud and shameless self-dealing that enriched the Defendants to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.”

The plaintiffs request a jury trial and more than $50 million in damages, attorneys’ fees, and other associated costs.

Bronstein was formerly Carma’s president and chairman; Wilks was the company’s CEO; and Cosby served as the chief legal and licensing officer. Case is a shareholder in the company. The cannabis products named after Tyson (Tyson 2.0) and Flair (Ric Flair Drip) were distributed by Carma and LGNDS.

The lawsuit states, “Throughout their time at CARMA, Bronstein and Wilks treated CARMA as their own personal piggy bank, using more than $1 million to pay for unauthorized personal travel on private jets, costs associated with Bronstein’s personal yacht, renovations to Bronstein’s personal residence, a mortgage payment for Wilks’ personal residence, and lavish entertainment expenditures for Wilks, including exorbitantly priced meals and travel expenditures, as well as excessive and unapproved compensation and bonuses.”

The former executives have been accused of selling licensing rights they were not authorized to sell under agreements with the athletes. Wilks allegedly had an undisclosed “kickback” deal with vape maker DomPen, where he received “concealed payments in exchange for turning a blind eye to DomPen’s unauthorized use of CARMA’s intellectual property.”

The defendants deny the accusations and accuse the plaintiffs of trying to intimidate them in what they refer to as a “shakedown.”

“The complaint is fiction dressed up as a lawsuit,” Jonathan Cyrluk, the attorney for Bronstein and Cosby, told the media outlet in a written statement. “Before filing, the plaintiffs tried to intimidate my clients with settlement demands that read more like a shakedown than a legal claim—demanding millions of dollars and attempting to force others to surrender their Carma shares.”

“My clients won’t be bullied and are prepared to knock out this meritless lawsuit in court.”

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