Pollock Cohen discusses the pivotal role whistleblowers could play in the newly legalized marijuana market in New York.
Despite the substantial benefits to the new legal marijuana regime, “components of the marijuana license application process, ongoing compliance obligations for licensed entities, and the structure of new state taxes will be significant potential sources of fraud.”
In anticipation of fraudulent business activities, we explain in depth both limitations and opportunities in applying the New York False Claims Act to safeguard “the integrity and equity of the developing recreational marijuana market.”
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