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CEN Biotech to fight medical marijuana licence rejection in court

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 02/24/2015 - 16:49

A group behind a proposed medical marijuana operation in Lakeshore is taking the federal government to court.

CEN Biotech has applied for a federal judicial review after Health Canada earlier issued a notice it intended to deny the company’s application to operate a medical marijuana facility. The company has called the government’s position “unlawful or unreasonable.”

CEN Biotech accuses Health Canada of acting beyond its jurisdiction and without procedural fairness, according to court documents filed in Toronto.

The federal department is also accused of “breaching confidentiality” by forwarding correspondence to third-parties, including the town of Lakeshore, a move which it claims harmed the company’s standing.

The exterior of CEN Biotech in Lakeshore, Ont. is pictured on Feb. 15, 2015. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)

The exterior of CEN Biotech in Lakeshore, Ont. is pictured on Feb. 15, 2015. (DAX

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