MSOs sue Feds for fair treatment

A coalition of Massachusetts businesses and investors, with support from several MSOs, filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday calling for normalization of the industry. The plaintiffs are represented by David Boies, one of the country's most prominent trial lawyers.
The suit, according to a press release, argues that "the federal government has no basis for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act [of 1970] against intrastate, state-regulated cannabis operations," and that the resulting . . .