A lawsuit filed last year against the City of Pontiac over how medical marijuana applicants were processed has been resolved, but may lead to new legal action.
After the city’s medical marijuana commission denied Nature’s Remedy a provisioning permit for its proposed Walton Boulevard location, the company filed suit in June 2022.
Oakland County Sixth Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews wrote there was no proof officials violated the state’s Open Meeting Act or that the city marijuana commission failed to follow substantive or procedural due process in deciding which potential businesses received permits.
But the judge determined that points were awarded in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner. She added five points to Nature’s Remedy’s score, effectively creating a three-way tie for second place with Oak Flint, LLC, and Shine Cannabis.
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