Marijuana company denied Nevada dispensary licenses sues state, alleges 'flawed interpretation' of
A marijuana company that was denied potentially lucrative dispensary licenses from the state has filed a lawsuit that asks the court to void the decision.
The lawsuit filed earlier this week in Clark County District Court appears to be the first legal pushback against the Nevada Department of Taxation since the agency awarded more than 60 new conditional dispensary licenses last week. MM Development Company Inc., which goes by the names Planet 13 and Medizin and is headed by a former Henderson mayor Bob Groesbeck and city councilman Larry Scheffler, filed the lawsuit after being denied on all six of its applications for a license for six different jurisdictions.
“The Department’s flawed interpretation of the provisions of [state laws and regulations], and refusal to issue ‘conditional’ licenses in accordance with the law constitute and cause continuing and irreparable harm to Plaintiff with no adequate remedy at law,” the suit says. “The purpose of this refusal was and is to unreasonably interfere with Plaintiff’s business and causing Plaintiff to suffer irreparable harm.”
Planet 13 is a vertically integrated marijuana company with plans to expand its newly opened Las Vegas-area dispensary to a massive 112,000 square feet; owners hoped to someday include a coffee shop, a tasting room for marijuana-infused alcohol and a consumption lounge. An employee answering the phone at the dispensary on Friday declined comment on the lawsuit.
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