Massachusetts Adult Use Cannabis Retailers Sue Governor For Nominating Businesses As “non essential”

MJ Biz report…….A handful of adult-use marijuana businesses on Wednesday sued Massachusetts’ governor, seeking a reversal of his executive order requiring recreational cannabis stores to close during the COVID-19 crisis.

The lawsuit calls unconstitutional a decision by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker that adult-use marijuana stores are nonessential businesses and must remain closed until May 4.

Together, those cannabis businesses employ about 8,000 workers and generate $13 million in weekly gross sales, according to the suit.The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, contends the governor’s order forced 43 licensed adult-use retailers to close as well as “many more” cultivation and manufacturing facilities.

Here’s the suit

Here’s the full report from MJ Biz

Massachusetts gov sued over closure of recreational cannabis stores