Utah’s medical marijuana licensing process was called into question by a state regulatory appeals board which said the state may have erred in choosing only eight growers for the program set to launch next year.
In a written decision made public Thursday, a three-person panel consisting of two state employees and a private attorney suggest the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food issued fewer licenses than outlined in the law.
The board argued the law's language indicates the state's intent to grant an "initial 10 licenses," according to the decision. They suggested state agriculture officials review their licensing process because "too few licenses were awarded by DAF according to the requirements of the Utah Code," the decision read.