MediGrow LLC v. Natalie M LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND MEDIGROW, LLC, * Plaintiff, * v. * Civil Action No. RDB-20-0504 NATALIE M. LAPRADE * MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION, et al., * Defendants. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMORANDUM OPINION The Federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), 21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq., prohibits the possession and distribution of marijuana, which is defined to include “all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L.” 21 U.S.C. § 802(16). Notwithstanding the illegality of marijuana under federal law, Maryland and several other states have recently permitted the…