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Council denies Golden Rockies appeal over marijuana license scoring; petitioner asked council to direct further investigation of competitor
Summary
Golden Rockies sought a council review of administrative scoring for marijuana licenses and asked the city to investigate Cloud Cannabis. The council voted to reject the appeal.
The Utica City Council on Tuesday rejected an administrative appeal by Golden Rockies, Inc. that challenged the city's scoring and award of local marijuana licenses and asked the council to direct a follow-up investigation of another applicant, Cloud Cannabis.
Aaron Geyer, corporate counsel for Golden Rockies, argued the appeal before the council. Geyer said his client alleged multiple, material misrepresentations in Cloud's application package, including overstated tangible capital investment, staffing plans that conflict with on-site parking and claims about environmental remediation at the Cloud site. He requested…
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