Why Ultra Health filed suit against the state


New Mexico's largest medical cannabis company is levying a lawsuit against the Department of Health, alleging that rules it adopted in 2015 contradict state law.

Under the 2007 Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, licensed producers are defined as entities "qualified to produce, possess, distribute and dispense cannabis," which Ultra Health Communications Manager Marissa Novel argues that means they must be vertically integrated. According to the Department of Health, a manufacturer is a business…

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