Lawrence Kotler, left, and Ryan Spengler, right, of Duane Morris. Courtesy photos
In In re Kojima, No. 8:23-CV-00167-RGK, 2023 WL 4602623 (C.D. Cal. July 17, 2023), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the court) affirmed a bankruptcy court’s order approving a Chapter 7 trustee’s proposed settlement of cannabis-related state court claims held by creditors of the estate.
In so ruling, the court distinguished the case at bar from similar cases, holding that a bankruptcy court’s administration of cannabis-related state court claims against a debtor’s estate is not a violation of the Controlled Substances Act (the CSA).
