A point of sale vendor for at least three cannabis dispensaries in the United States exposed the personal data of at least 30,000 cannabis users, including full names, photo IDs, dates of birth, telephone numbers, home addresses, medical ID numbers, email addresses, signatures, cannabis variety and quantity purchased, and sales figures when it failed to
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Medical Marijuana Delivery App Agrees to Settle TCPA Case for $1.75M
The “Uber of weed” app developed by Eaze Solutions, Inc. (Eaze) provides information to users about the delivery of recreational and medical marijuana throughout California.
Unfortunately, Eaze allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by inundating its users with unsolicited, autodialed text messages about how to buy marijuana. The named plaintiff alleges that she…
Data Privacy and Security in the Cannabis Industry
By Kathryn Rattigan on
In November, cannabis won big in the midterm elections–in Michigan, the legalization of recreational cannabis passed, the legalization of medical cannabis passed in Utah and Missouri, and several states elected governors who back legislation for legalization of cannabis. Now, there are 33 states that allow some form of medical marijuana and 10 states (plus D.C.)…