Assessing Different Types of Cannabis License Denial Challenges
In New Jersey, there also have been unsuccessful challenges to the department’s initial licensing application process. In re Inst. for Health Research & Abunda Life Ctr., 2013 WL 4458982 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 22, 2013), involved two low-scoring applicants—Institute for Health Research and Abunda Life Center, and Abatin Wellness Center. They challenged the Department of Health and Senior Services’ (“DHSS[’s]”) issuance of licenses prior to the formal adoption of the regulations governing applications.