A company that was bumped out of the running for one of Maryland's lucrative medical marijuana grower licenses is suing the state commission that issues the permits, throwing the already delayed program into further uncertainty.
Bethesda-based GTI Maryland contends that the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission broke its own rules last month when it granted preliminary licenses to two companies that were ranked lower by analysts who were charged with assessing the applicants.
The commission said it was trying to achieve more geographic diversity, as required by law.
GTI, one of two higher-ranking companies not selected, argues the commission's decision-making process was "illogical, opaque and fatally flawed." The company is asking the court to issue an injunction reversing it.
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