DPH Getting Sued by Dispensary Applicants

A hopeful candidate in the medical marijuana dispensary licensing process has decided to sue the state’s Department of Public Health on Monday after its application was denied.

Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Foundation based out of Lowell feels that its application was scored in a faulty manner and they were wrongfully denied. They also go on to claim that the winning applicant should have been disqualified as a result of leaving out crucial information as well having a number of errors on their application.

Patriot Care Corp, who was the winning applicant in Lowell, is accused of failure to pay taxes, a bankruptcy by a senior member of the team, as well as entirely omitting a lawsuit filed against them that purported fraud. Patriot Care Corp. stands by the process, and is confident that their application was filed properly.

This isn’t the first lawsuit that the Department of Public Health in Massachusetts has seen. Two additional applicants have also filed suit over similar discrepancies.