( June 11, 2020, 20:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility said the DOJ's antitrust division acted appropriately in investigating a number of mergers last year involving the legal marijuana industry. The response from OPR followed a whistleblower complaint last year alleging the merger reviews of 10 marijuana-related deals stemmed from political pressure by DOJ leadership. "[B]ased on its review of the law and applicable DOJ rules, policies, and guidelines, OPR agrees with [the antitrust division's] interpretation of the latitude it has in issuing Second Requests [for information in merger reviews]. Accordingly, even if the whistleblowers’ allegations were true, OPR finds that [the antitrust division's] Second Requests would not have violated any relevant laws, regulations, rules, policies, or guidelines."See document below....
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