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Trulieve Sues Mold for Defamation, Accidentally Names Ganja Leaks Instead

  • josephsmithsbestfr
  • 2 days ago
  • 2 min read

In a bold legal maneuver straight out of the “Please Stop Looking at That” playbook, Trulieve is reportedly suing Ganja Leaks for $750,000 in defamation after videos surfaced showing mold in Trulieve grow facilities, allegedly filmed by a former employee who, crucially, did not invent the mold.


The lawsuit argues that the footage harmed Trulieve’s reputation, which is interesting, considering the footage appears to show the reputation actively decomposing in real time.


The Industry’s Favorite Defense: “Don’t Look At That”

According to Trulieve, the problem isn’t:

  • Mold on the canopy

  • Mold near harvested flower

  • Mold allegedly being sold to customers

The problem is someone noticed.


Legal experts confirm this is the cannabis industry’s most reliable strategy:

If you can’t kill the mold, kill the messenger. If that doesn’t work, bill them $750K.


What Ganja Leaks Did Wrong (According to Corporations)

Let’s be clear about the crime here.

Ganja Leaks did not:

  • Add mold

  • Enhance mold

  • Photoshop mold

  • AI-generate mold

They simply showed it. Which, in corporate cannabis law, is considered an act of war.


Trulieve’s Internal Memo (Reconstructed)

“We are deeply committed to quality, transparency, and compliance — unless that transparency is video, or shows fungus, or exists at all.”

Sources say executives were blindsided by the realization that:

  1. Employees have phones

  2. Mold is visible

  3. The internet remembers forever


Budtenders Now Asked to ‘Reframe’ the Experience

In response, Trulieve locations are reportedly coaching staff to rebrand the situation at the counter:

  • “It’s not mold, it’s microbial complexity.”

  • “That white fuzz? Terpene snow.”

  • “Some people pay extra for this in cheese.”


When asked if the product was safe, one budtender allegedly replied:

“Legally? Yes.

Spiritually? No.”


The $750,000 Question

What exactly does Trulieve believe costs three-quarters of a million dollars here?

  • Emotional damages to a brand already sued by half the internet?

  • Lost trust from customers who don’t love inhaling Botrytis?

  • Or the realization that maybe compliance theater doesn’t stop mold biology?

Hard to say.

But nothing screams “we have nothing to hide” like a six-figure lawsuit over footage you wish didn’t exist.


Boof Du Jour’s Final Take

If your first response to mold allegations is not:

  • “We’re fixing it,” but instead:

  • “LAWYERS, ASSEMBLE,”

Then congrats, you’ve officially entered the Monsanto Era of Weed, where accountability is optional but NDAs are mandatory.


Trulieve didn’t get sued by Ganja Leaks.

They got sued by reality, and tried to countersue.

We’ll keep watching. Mostly because the mold already is.



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