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MA Dispensary Lawsuit Alleges Political Favoritism

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The State of Massachusetts is awarding just 20 licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries across the state, and one applicant feels he wasn’t given a fair opportunity at obtaining one of these licenses. He is citing political favoritism as the reason.

Former Massachusetts Congressman, William Delahunt’s company dubbed Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts was fortunate to obtain 3 of these 20 licenses. A lawyer involved in the case pointed out that former Congressman Delahunt’s application implied that his business would be growing its marijuana hydroponically, a style of growing that is forbidden under Massachusetts’s guidelines.

It’s also widely known that Public Health commissioner, Cheryl Bartlett, has previously been involved in raising funds for Delahunt’s campaign. Bartlett claims she stepped down form the agency’s medical marijuana license program just 10 days prior to the licenses being administered.

Delahunt’s business partners have denied that his political connections had anything to do with the way his licenses were obtained.