• Judge dismisses lawsuit over alleged improper dispensary license • Court finds plaintiffs lacked standing and rejected two claims on merits • Plaintiffs attorney declines to say whether they plan to appeal

A judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the state health department, governor and her chief of staff worked to improperly award a dispensary license outside deadlines set in state law.

Mason Cave, owner of Arizona Wellness Center Springerville, sued the Arizona Department of Health Services, Gov. Katie Hobbs, chief of staff Chad Campbell and rival marijuana company Sherri Dunn, LLC for alleged violations of state law and past court orders.

In a ruling from the bench, Judge Joseph Kreamer found Cave and his company lacked standing to file in the first place. And, even if successful

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