ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two Maryland companies say the state is wrongly refusing to explain why they were abruptly bumped off a list of 15 finalists to be licensed to grow medical marijuana in the state.
Green Thumb Industries and Maryland Cultivation and Processing have asked a Baltimore judge to decide whether the state is abusing the “deliberative process privilege,” which allows internal deliberations among members of a state commission to be kept secret.
Assistant Attorney General Heather Nelson cited that rule in more than 80 objections to attorneys’ questions during the January deposition of Deborah Miran — the only person on a Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission subcommittee who voted against replacing the two companies with others ranked lower.
Raquel Guillory, a spokeswoman with the attorney general’s office, said the office doesn’t comment on ongoing litigation. “The appropriate forum to litigate this is in the courtroom, not in the press,” she said.
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6 comments:
Funny how many law enforcement officers and even the fraternal order of police are tied to this and yet they are still arresting people for it. Corruption at its finest. Hypocrites
Go figure...Typical MD stiffling small bussiness
Follow the $$.
3:19 none of what you said is true. funny how you can just make things up!
6:22 take the donuts out of your mouth and read the article. Please click where it says more. No wonder there's no schooling involved in your trade
to funny no schooling for kops! but it is typical md bs and everyone's in for a piece of the action except the citizen!
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