Another lawsuit appears likely to further delay licensing in the world’s largest metropolitan market. This one was filed against the city of Los Angeles by four social equity applicants and their businesses. It accuses the city of violating its own regulations and claims that the licensing process last year was “severely compromised.”
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- It’s at least the fourth lawsuit this year involving the city’s licensing process.
- A lawyer for the plaintiffs said social equity applicants “have faced nothing but soul-crushing bureaucracy, unexplained delays, and depressing rumors of misconduct, from the City of Los Angeles.”
- Meanwhile, Blacks and Latinos still account for more than 75% of cannabis arrests in L.A. WW California has more.
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