Two Missouri cannabis wholesalers have hauled Good Day Farm and a cluster of affiliated retail brands into court, accusing them of running an illegal “cartel” that dominates a large share of the state’s dispensary market. In a class action filed Tuesday in Jackson County, the plaintiffs say the setup has driven down wholesale prices and squeezed independent cultivators and manufacturers across Missouri. They are asking a judge to shut the arrangement down and award damages and injunctive relief they say would restore competitive pricing.
The 158-page complaint, filed electronically on Tuesday in the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in Kansas City, was brought by GF Saint Mary LLC (d/b/a VIBE Cannabis) and CPC of Missouri–Smithville LLC on behalf of similarly situated wholesalers, according to the court filing. The petition is captioned CPC of Missouri–Smithville v. Good Day Farm and is docketed as case no. 2616‑CV145502.
According to a press release from the plaintiffs’ legal team, the suit labels the group the “GDF Cartel” and claims it exercises effective control over at least 61 dispensaries operating under five brand names: Good Day Farm, CODES, Greenlight, Fresh Karma and 3Fifteen Primo, giving the network outsized leverage over roughly 224 licensed stores statewide, according to PR Newswire. PR Newswire also reports the network accounts for about 40% of wholesale purchases and has pushed down wholesale prices by more than 20%…