Lawsuit protects retail marijuana industry, puts business at risk




Lawsuit protects retail marijuana...

PUEBLO, Colo. - Legal marijuana grows like this one have added millions of dollars into Pueblo County's economy. However this industry was threatened by a lawsuit claiming federal law trumped Amendment 64.

But that claim was just dismissed by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
 
"They're trying to use an obscure federal legislation to try and shut down the will of the voters," said Pueblo County Commissioner Sal Pace.
   
Although the ruling came back in favor of the county, the plaintiff could file an appeal and bring the fight all the way to the Supreme Court, threatening the future of recreational marijuana in Colorado.

"We do expect an appeal because this group is well funded by a special interest group who wants to shut down regulated adult use cannabis," Pace said.
   
The other part of the lawsuit could mean trouble for marijuana growers and cultivators. A family living next to a marijuana grow in Pueblo County claims the grow is diminishing their land value with the odor of marijuana.

The court of appeals decided that case is allowed to be heard.
 
"It makes me a little bit nervous that if somebody does mention the smell within our area when we've already, you know, gone through the licensing fee and, you know, done everything that we were supposed to do through the county," said Ieshia Jiron, the general manager of Leaf On the Mesa, a dispensary in Pueblo County.
   
Leaf On the Mesa is expanding business and building a grow.

"We'll always have to fight for our jobs and for what we're doing in this industry," Jiron said.
   
For now the industry is safe, but industry professionals are not letting their guard down just yet.
 



Lawsuit protects retail marijuana industry, puts business at risk

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