A lawsuit alleging that a Michigan township unlawfully blocked the establishment of a cannabis dispensary has been settled. The parties involved, including a cannabis entrepreneur and local developers, have agreed to resolve the case against the township.
U.S. District Judge Susan K. DeClercq dismissed the case with prejudice following a joint motion for voluntary dismissal filed by the township of Lima and the group known as Citizens of Lima for Cannabis. The motion was submitted on August 5, and the judge issued the dismissal order the next day.
Originally filed in March, the lawsuit claimed that Lima's board of trustees engaged in a prolonged effort to prevent the opening of a cannabis dispensary. The complaint highlighted the involvement of several local entrepreneurs and real estate developers as well as Andrew Sereno, CEO of Michigan-based Glacier Cannabis, as key figures in the effort. The lawsuit accused the township of violating both the 14th Amendment and Section 1983 of the U.S. Code, which protect against civil rights infringements.
Details regarding the settlement agreement have not been made available in the court records.
Both the legal representatives for Citizens of Lima for Cannabis and the township of Lima declined to comment on the resolution of the lawsuit.
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