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A Worcester Superior Court judge handed Massachusetts licensees the doctrinal hook they had been waiting for. Judge J. Gavin Reardon ruled that the pre-2022 version of the host community statute already required municipalities to document CIF costs, splitting with an Essex Superior Court ruling that had cut the other way last summer. The decision lets Curaleaf's mandamus, declaratory judgment, and implied covenant claims against Oxford, Provincetown, and Ware proceed. Every Massachusetts municipality that collected CIFs under a pre-November 2022 HCA is now exposed to the same theory. Outside Massachusetts, the Gov. Spanberger veto becomes a three-way constituency fight in Richmond, DOT closes the rescheduling carveout for CDL drivers, New Mexico clears $2.26 billion in cumulative sales while Texas argues with itself, and Ultra Health keeps probing the 280E gap in Tax Court.
⚖️ A Worcester judge rules against municipalities
🗳️ Spanberger pulls three constituencies three ways
🚚 DOT keeps marijuana outside the cab
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