They can't really fight the supreme court.. that's the whole reason of the
supreme court.
They probably had their lawyers review it and confirm there's nothing they could do, so the LPs would be applying pressure to get in while the getting is good and they would move forward.
The layoffs at Tilray were a problem for a hell of alot more than 61 people.
http://www.healthcareglobal.com/financeinsurance/2015/Why-did-Canada's-medical-marijuana-company-Tilray-lay-off-61-employees
I want to hate them as much as you do, I just don't understand what's so special about this exemption other than the fact that they didn't wait until the very last hour to implement it.