A white California couple challenging marijuana social equity provisions across the country has appealed a recent dismissal of a lawsuit in Rhode Island to a federal appeals court.
The appeal stems from U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose’s Feb. 6 dismissal of a lawsuit filed in May 2024 by Justyna Jensen, a California resident who claimed she intended to apply for a cannabis retail permit in Rhode Island.
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The very next day, Justyna Jensen and her husband, Los Angeles-area attorney, Jeffrey Jensen, filed their appeal to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.
Serial litigants in marijuana social equity
As MJBizDaily has reported, the Jensens have been involved in similar challenges to marijuana social equity laws nationwide.
Jeffrey Jensen is the attorney of record
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