A federal New York appeals court heard arguments on Thursday from a California attorney who's seeking to place an injunction on the Empire State’s cannabis dispensary licensing regime, which had already been grounded by a state court earlier in December.

The West Coast attorney, Jeffrey Jensen, argued to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan that New York's Office of Cannabis Management should be enjoined from issuing licenses on grounds that the federal dormant commerce clause applies to cannabis.