SALEM, MA -- The company that sued Salem and Mayor Kim Driscoll last month over how it issued licenses to recreational marijuana shops was dealt a setback Wednesday when Salem Superior Court Judge Timothy Feeley issued a ruling denying its request for a temporary injunction. But Judge Timothy Feeley did order the city to turn over records showing how it arrived at a decision to not negotiate a host agreement with Mederi.

Mederi filed a lawsuit last month claiming the state Cannabis Control Commission -- not municipalities -- have the authority on which businesses get licenses. After reaching agreements with Witch City Gardens on Jefferson Avenue and Atlantic Medicinal on Highland Avenue on Dec. 20, the city has one remaining license to grant. Alternative Therapies Group opened for business in December and Seagrass finalized its host community agreement on Dec. 6.

The host community agreement is required for the final state-issued license. Earlier this month Salem signed a host agreement with I.N.S.A.