Another lawsuit has been filed challenging the marijuana business licensing process in New York.
The latest challenge, filed Monday in the Supreme Court of New York in Albany County, was brought by seven women-owned social equity cannabis companies that claim state regulators broke rules when they implemented a “randomized queue” to review more than 2,000 applications.
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The lawsuit, first reported by Green Market Report, aims to halt the licensing process, a tactic that has been used successfully in New York and elsewhere.
That action follows a separate suit filed last week by a microbusiness license applicant claiming the state’s equity push to prioritize those harmed by marijuana arrests discriminates against white men.
The lawsuits come amid a recent push to strengthen social equity
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