WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A judge in Lake County has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed a Denver consultant was highly involved in too many Illinois medical marijuana growing facilities.
Judge Mitchell L. Hoffman last week ordered the complaint against (KAY’-vohn Kahl-aht-BAR’-ee) dismissed “with prejudice,” a legal term that generally means the plaintiff can’t file the same complaint again.
Khalatbari is a co-founder of , which has retail and cultivation operations in Colorado and offers consulting services in other states.
. Illinois officials are still reviewing applications in the Lake County region where Medponics has applied for a permit.
James Merlo of Medponics says further litigation is possible after the state issues a permit in the region.
Out-of-state consultants like Khalatbari helped with many of the Illinois companies’ applications. State regulations bar individuals from being owners, officers, shareholders or members of more than three permitted cultivation centers.
