Cannabis Residency Rules Toppling? First Circuit Is the First Domino to Fall
Certain states where cannabis (or marijuana) is legal have long been getting away with a practice that has been declared unconstitutional in almost all other contexts: giving their residents preferential treatment over nonresidents when issuing permits to operate a cannabis business. Earlier this year, we wrote about the widespread use of residency rules in the cannabis industry and their conflict with the U.S.