January 16, 2026
A Washington federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a suit by a would-be cannabis dispensary alleging that the state's licensing agency discriminates against minority owners, saying the claims are outside the federal and state statutes of limitations.
October 30, 2025
There is nothing new about accusations that the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board disproportionately favored white applicants over minorities when issuing marijuana licenses, state regulators told a federal court, arguing that a Black entrepreneur's public advocacy renders untimely his lawsuit over a license denial.
October 24, 2025
A Black entrepreneur who was denied a marijuana license eight years ago should be allowed to pursue his discrimination lawsuit against the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, the businessman told a federal court this week, saying he just recently caught wind of the favorable treatment the board gave white-owned businesses over minority-owned ones.
September 25, 2025
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is urging a federal court to drop a discrimination lawsuit by a Black-owned nonprofit which claims it was unjustly denied a retail cannabis license, arguing that the claims were too old when filed.