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Mich. Cannabis Dispensary Faces TCPA Class-Action Allegations

Marijuana dispensary Gage Cannabis continued “bombarding” the cellphone of a Michigan resident with unsolicited telemarketing text messages, despite her numerous attempts to opt out, alleged her Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action (docket 1:23-cv-00019) Thursday in U.S. District Court for…

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Western Michigan. At no point did Nicole Sapphire of Kalamazoo County give Gage “her express written consent to be contacted,” the complaint said. To the extent that Gage thought it had “express consent” to contact her for telemarketing purposes, that consent was “expressly revoked” when she responded “stop” to each of the text messages, said the complaint. It seeks injunctive relief to halt Gage’s “illegal conduct,” which resulted in “the invasion of privacy, harassment, aggravation, and disruption of the daily life of thousands of individuals,” it said. Gage didn’t comment Friday.