Maryland’s top court rules on case on medical marijuana growers’ dispute

By Brian Witte, The Associated Press

Update

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s highest court has ruled that finalists to become licensed to grow medical marijuana in the state can defend their interests against a legal challenge over how those finalists were picked.

The Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a lower court ruling that barred the finalists from involvement in the case.

Previous reporting, July 27, 2017

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Companies in the final running for licenses to grow medical marijuana should be able to defend their multimillion-dollar investments against a legal challenge over how those finalists were picked, an attorney for the state argued Thursday in court.

The Court of Appeals, Maryland’s top judicial body, heard oral arguments about whether those companies should be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the government’s selection of finalists. At issue is a decision by a lower court judge that barred the finalists from involvement in the case.

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