Whether Michigan violated the rights of a marijuana business with a massive 2021 recall is beside the point, a federal court ruled this week.
“Federal law considers marijuana to be contraband for any purpose,” U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney wrote in his July 31 order, dismissing a lawsuit filed by Viridis laboratories against the the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA)
Michigan, it appears, has a thriving, state-sanctioned contraband market. In June, nearly 700 licensed marijuana stores sold almost $260 million worth of cannabis products throughout the state, on pace to surpass $3 billion annually.
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You can’t sue, marijuana is illegal, federal judge tells Michigan cannabis business
