A Michigan man challenging marijuana social equity programs across the country as unconstitutional has filed another lawsuit against a local licensing program, this time against Los Angeles.
Kenneth Gay, a principal of Variscite, a California-based corporation, lives in Michigan, where he was arrested and convicted for a marijuana offense.
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According to a lawsuit filed Nov. 30 in federal court in Los Angeles, Gay submitted an application for a license in Los Angeles under that city’s social equity program.
As of Oct. 24, city regulators had not verified his equity status for a Dec. 8 license lottery.
Under current L.A. law, to be eligible for a permit under the city’s social equity program, an applicant must have a “prior California Cannabis Arrest or Conviction” and either be low income or live in an area identified as disproportionately affected by policing.
Gay’s suit claims he “satisfies all
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