A lawsuit by 25 New Jersey medical cannabis business applicants has forced regulators to halt its application review for the expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program, according to an NJ.com report. The expansion bill was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) in July after lawmakers failed to pass comprehensive recreational legalization reforms.
Joshua Bauchner, an attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of five groups, called the decision to grant the stay by a two-judge panel “a big win.” The plaintiffs say that there were unfairly penalized because a glitch in the Department of Health’s website prevented applicants’ file attachments from being opened.