Fulton Market weed firm says business not federally legal, tries to avoid paying nearly $1M in rent – ABC7 (Chicago)

Sued for nearly $1 million in back rent for a Fulton Market storefront, a national cannabis chain says a federal judge can't order it to pay up because its business isn't even allowed to operate under federal law. But the landlord, Thor Equities, said Illinois law actually closes that potential loophole and insists the lease is both "valid and enforceable."

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