Josephine County’s federal lawsuit challenging Oregon’s cannabis laws appears doomed after a magistrate judge recommended the case be dismissed. The Southern Oregon county, struggling to enact limits on cannabis grows on rural residential lots, had argued the state’s cannabis legalization is preempted by the federal prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act. But counties don’t have the right to sue over state statutes in federal court, a judge said in a recommendation released Friday. “As…
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Josephine County’s cannabis suit against Oregon should be dismissed, judge says
