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  1. February 06, 2025

    Mich. Man's Challenge To LA Pot Social Equity Program Axed

    A California federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a Michigan man's suit challenging Los Angeles' social-equity cannabis-licensing scheme, finding he can't claim the program is unconstitutional because the dormant commerce clause does not apply to the federally illegal interstate cannabis market.

  2. July 29, 2024

    Mich. Man Fights LA Bid To Toss Pot License Lottery Suit

    A Michigan man who owns several cannabis retailers is pushing back on a bid by Los Angeles to throw out his suit challenging its social equity license lottery.

  3. May 31, 2024

    LA Renews Bid To Toss Mich. Man's Pot Equity Licensing Suit

    The city of Los Angeles is once again asking a California federal court to dismiss a Michigan man's challenge to the residency requirement of its social equity cannabis license program, saying the Constitution's dormant commerce clause doesn't apply.

  4. April 19, 2024

    A Cannabis Constitutional Fight, And The Calif. Atty Behind It

    Federal appellate courts are mulling multiple challenges to state and local cannabis licensure programs, all brought by one California-based attorney and each alleging that the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution must apply to federally illegal marijuana.

  5. April 12, 2023

    Suit Over LA's Pot License Law Stayed For 9th Circ. Appeal

    A California federal judge has put a hold on a Michigan man's suit alleging that Los Angeles' cannabis licensing policy unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents, saying the man's current appeal with the Ninth Circuit in a similar suit against Sacramento should proceed first.

  6. February 03, 2023

    Mich. Man Says LA Pot License Lottery Suit Should Stay Alive

    A Michigan man suing the city of Los Angeles to block the lottery process it uses to issue cannabis licenses is urging a federal judge not to throw out his claims, saying the city statute runs afoul of the Constitution's dormant commerce clause because it unfairly tips the scales in favor of city and state residents. 

  7. January 09, 2023

    LA Wants Suit Over Pot License Lottery Thrown Out

    The City of Los Angeles is asking a California federal court to throw out a suit aiming to block its lottery process for choosing which businesses get cannabis licenses, saying the complaint's allegations that the process violates the dormant commerce clause are misplaced.

  8. December 08, 2022

    Judge Refuses To Halt LA's Pot License Lottery

    Los Angeles cannabis regulators on Thursday proceeded with a scheduled lottery for cannabis retail licenses based on social equity factors after a California federal judge declined to issue an order sought by a would-be applicant from Michigan to halt the drawing.

  9. December 06, 2022

    LA Pot Regulators Fight Bid To Halt License Lottery

    Los Angeles cannabis regulators have urged a California federal judge to reject a Michigan man's effort to halt the city's upcoming lottery for marijuana retail licenses, saying the challenger and his company met none of the criteria to justify such an order.

  10. December 01, 2022

    Michigan Man Sues LA Pot Regulators Over Residency Rule

    A Michigan resident who is challenging New York's cannabis retail license scheme as unconstitutional has filed a new federal lawsuit in Los Angeles, accusing city marijuana regulators of similar discrimination for favoring California residents.