The lawsuit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court, claims the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GMCC) used backdoor deals and had conflicts of interest when issuing the licenses. According to documents, the five companies filing claim Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis, a multistate company, and Georgia-based Botanical Sciences received preferential treatment.
They went on to claim that winning bids were kept secret from losing bidders and redacted much that was released.
These are not the first to question the Georgia process, as several other companies who lost bids have also filed lawsuits.
Since its launch, the state’s medical marijuana industry has been in a holding pattern because lawmakers have been unable to pass a bill of implementation.
However, low-THC cannabis oil is permitted for registered MMJ patients in Georgia who have one of their qualifying conditions.
