Independent journalist Grant Smith Ellis writes
A huge court ruling out related to Massachusetts operator Himalayan High (Per the CT Canna Times) has just come down.
The company has been turned over to its board of directors and owner Mike Goodenough (a long-time local advocate) has lost control of the firm entirely by way of a preliminary injunction from Berkshire Superior Court Judge Michael K. Callan.
Sadly, this developments appears to have occurred just a few months after the state of Connecucit moved to shut down small hemp farmers (including Goodenough) in their jurisdiction (where Goodenough operated a multi-generation family farm).
The TRO was filed ex parte (without Goodenough being involved, initially) by Jason Soars, a manager involved in the company, because of concerns that Goodenough would retaliate. Soars, in an affidavit, accuses Goodenough of removing partner, Andrew Wilkinson, without a vote, in direct violation of the operating agreement, filing false documents, misleading shareholders, misallocating shareholder equity, and tampered accounting practices.
Per state records, the company has not filed any documents (related to changes of ownership or otherwise) with the CCC since 2023, according to the agency’s database.
Notably, Judge Callan’s ruling came just 30 days after the case was initially filed (and within 24 hours of oral arguments on the ex parte TRO). The case is docket 2576CV00174.
Read the order granting the ex parte TRO here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fAjlQgKcl2gdmJCJKUKsS-mIsfvus-HE/view?usp=sharing
Read the motion for the TRO here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kG3mGIL4iBdrtfP50hvz5LS6sEmkiF5N/view?usp=sharing
Read the affidavit in support of the TRO here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i94bNX1bQC8Ymy4lYqvw15-1B3zI2A3t/view?usp=sharing
Read the original complaint here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Xd_BhCY2ffqULIehwC7zTGBgoWy_FGH/view?usp=sharing
