L.A. Lawsuit Highlights Challenges for Social Equity in Cannabis

In the same week that Los Angeles reopened its cannabis licensing process – after months of delays – the city was hit with another lawsuit that calls into question the fairness of its social equity regulations for the industry.
The latest suit comes from a group of delivery operators who allege city regulators violated their rights by limiting delivery licenses only to qualified social equity applicants – which the litigants are not – through Jan. 1, 2025.
The 2025 stipulation took effect this . . .