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Home 🌿 Medical Cannabis News 🌿 Andrew James, CEO of medical marijuana company suing the state, dies unexpectedly 🌿Andrew James, CEO of medical marijuana company suing the state, dies unexpectedly
The CEO of a medical marijuana company fighting the state in court has died unexpectedly.
Andrew James, 51, was found unresponsive on Thursday at home in Kenilworth, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, which said Friday an autopsy was inconclusive. Authorities are awaiting the results of more tests.
James headed PMRx, a company that had applied for a medical marijuana-farming permit in the Kankakee area. When the company lost out on its bid, it sued, accusing the state of failing to follow its own licensing guidelines when scoring applications for the coveted and potentially lucrative permits.
The ongoing case has been closely watched. A temporary restraining order is in place, preventing the state and Cresco Labs, the company that has been selected to grow medical marijuana in the Kankakee area, from moving forward to put marijuana seeds in the ground.
James, an attorney, “was firmly convinced the...
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