Massachusetts Marijuana retailers in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit challenging the state Cannabis Control Commission's rules that allow only social equity applicants to deliver cannabis for the program's first three years. The Commonwealth Dispensary Association contends that preventing marijuana retailers from delivering cannabis under their existing retail licenses violates a state statute. Missouri A state judge ruled to keep Missouri's medical marijuana cultivation licensing regulations in place, dismissing a lawsuit that challenged the program's license caps and scoring process. Paul Callicoat, a principal in the Sarcoxie Nursery, filed a lawsuit after being denied a license to cultivate medical marijuana. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that regulators acted within their authority to put limits on the industry to protect patient safety and ordered the plaintiffs to pay court costs. February 2021 | mjbizdaily.com 29http://www.mjbizdaily.com