A cannabis dispensary is suing state regulators over frustrations that the state has not acted on its application for over eight months.

In a complaint and preliminary injunction filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Sept. 14, Northeast Alternatives asked the court to compel the Cannabis Control Commission to act on its application for a cultivation facility in Lakeville, a location where it continues to pay $200,000 a month in rent, according to its complaint.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for the Cannabis Control Commission said they would not comment on pending litigation.

“The agency continues to conduct all possible due diligence to ensure marijuana establishments maintain suitability for licensure and has enforcement tools at its disposal if a licensee is found to be in violation of Massachusetts law or regulations,” the spokeswoman said.

Northeast Alternatives has cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary operations now open in Fall River, and said in its complaint that it submitted an application to the state for a second cultivation facility for Lakeville in June 2019. [Read More @ Masslive]