The case focuses on Cannabis Regulatory Agency accusations that Viridis Laboratories, one of the largest marijuana safety testing labs in the state, produced inaccurate test results related to potentially harmful contaminants, and inflated THC potency data. Viridis has denied the claims and filed its own lawsuit against the CRA, accusing the regulator of abusing its power and unfairly targeting the safety lab.
The dispute is before Administrative Law Judge Stephen Goldstein, who in his Feb. 16 scheduling order said “all hearings in this matter shall be closed to the public and all media sources.”
There was no explanation for the decision. MLive’s request to cover the hearings has been denied.
Hearings were held May 15 and 16 and are scheduled for Tuesday, May 23, and Wednesday, May 24.
Judges don’t typically close court hearings to the public without a request from one or both of the parties; administrative court hearings involving government agencies are open to the public.
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