New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and its supervisory Cannabis Control Board are being sued by a microbusiness license applicant applicant claiming discrimination against a business owned by white men as a result of the marijuana regulator’s equity push.
The lawsuit, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, also names OCM Executive Director Chris Alexander and Chief Equity Officer Damian Fagon.
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The complaint, whivh claims violation of the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause, seeks relief to prevent the alleged discrimination.
The suit takes issue with the OCM’s efforts to promote diversity in the New York cannabis industry by favoring businesses owned by certain groups, such as Black people or women.
Jamesville, New York-based plaintiff
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