Key Takeaways:

Fourth Circuit upheld Maryland’s cannabis licensing preference for in-state universities.

The Dormant Commerce Clause was ruled inapplicable to cannabis due to federal illegality.

Plaintiff challenged the law after being denied a social-equity license.

Maryland’s Cannabis Reform Act prioritizes communities affected by racial inequity.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit earlier this month upheld a key part of Maryland’s regulatory scheme for cannabis.

The court on Sept. 2 upheld a provision of Maryland’s marijuana licensing law that prioritizes applicants who attended Maryland universities where high percentages of the student body receive financial aid.

A three-judge Fourth Circuit panel ruled that the in-state university preference did not discrimin

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