Last week, Harrisburg lawyer Judith Cassel filed a lawsuit to prevent the Department of Health from granting permits to aspiring research growers. The suit alleged pay-to-play between the already-partnered growers and the medical schools. The filing also claimed that the state would be unconstitutionally abdicating its role if the medical schools were allowed to choose their own partners without scoring by the state. And the suit claimed that the state required only the minimum amount of research. Cassel filed the suit on behalf of several current Pennsylvania medical marijuana growers and dispensaries.