Moore v. Md. Hemp Coalition

Governor Wes Moore, et al. v Maryland Hemp Coalition, et al., No. 1590, September Term 2023. Opinion by Friedman, J. HEADNOTES: ANTITRUST AND TRADE REGULATION — ARTICLE 41 MONOPOLY MARKET DEFINITION The first step a litigant must take when alleging an unconstitutional monopoly under Article 41 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights is to define the market that the alleged monopoly controls. ANTITRUST AND TRADE REGULATION — EXCEPTIONS TO ARTICLE 41 MONOPOLY — COMMON RIGHT EXCEPTION The Hemp Coalition could not establish a likelihood of success on the merits that the Cannabis Reform Act…