As sales continue to scorch in the state of Illinois, another lawsuit has been filed against it over its cannabis licensing process.
This newest lawsuit claims that they were “forced” to relinquish lottery spots for retail permits by a state agency.
The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that Suite Greens and So Baked Too allege in the suit against the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation that agency officials forced them to give up coveted spots in one of three lotteries for marijuana retail permits.
The lawsuit claims that both companies have nine sports to win the final lottery of the three, but they say they should have an additional three.
The third of the three lotteries was scheduled for Thursday but could be delayed after a judge ordered last week for regulators to not issue any new licenses until a ruling is handed down on one of the several lawsuits that have been filed against the state’s licensing process.
Suite Greens and So Baked Too have also requested in their suite that a Cook County court judge force the state to give them back the three spots they relinquished but doesn’t ask that the licensing process be halted or redone
