IndustryDevelopments | International & State Michigan An aspiring cannabis business owner is suing Detroit for discriminating against marijuana business license applicants who don't meet the definition of a resident. Plaintiff Crystal Lowe alleges in the lawsuit that the city's licensing process gives preference to people who qualify under a Detroit Legacy stipulation. Legacy applicants get the first opportunity at licenses when the city begins receiving applications in April, the suit claims. The city then will consider applications from nonlegacy businesses that already have medical marijuana licenses, meaning applicants who are nonlegacy and non-MMJ licensees will be reviewed only if there are any permits left, the suit says. Mississippi The state House of Representatives killed a Senate bill that would have created a legislative alternative to the medical marijuana program the state's voters resoundingly approved in November. The move puts the fate of Mississippi's medical marijuana program in the hands of the state's Supreme Court. Mississippi's highest court is scheduled this month to hear a challenge to Initiative 65, which nearly 74% of voters approved on Election Day. Despite the challenges facing the Mississippi MMJ program, the state Board of Health is moving ahead in its bid to develop regulations by July 1. 28 Marijuana Business Magazine | April 2021