A group of seven independent marijuana social equity transporters in Illinois filed a civil rights complaint against the state’s Department of Agriculture alleging that the office discriminated against them when it issued licenses to medical cannabis cultivation centers.
In a complaint filed in the 7th Judicial Circuit Court of Sangamon County – independent transporter licensees who don’t old other cannabis business license types – say they were supposed to be prioritized when Illinois launched its adult-use marijuana program in 2020 with the goal of creating diversity, equity and inclusion in the industry, said Amber Lengacher, founder and CEO of Colorado-based Purple Circle and a consultant who has been working with the plaintiffs on a pro bono basis.
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But the Illinois Department of Agriculture issued
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