Alabama

Maybe it was inevitable. Anyone who has seen another state award competitive licenses for a limited number of cannabis operators knew well that Alabama’s process would result in litigation. That was not an indictment of Alabama or those appointed to select licensees; rather, it was the natural next

A hearing to determine if the AMCC violated the state’s Open Meetings Act will carry forward on Monday. he Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will have to endure a hearing over the legality of its process to select which companies receive licenses to operate, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge

Cristi Cain still remembers the sense of hope she felt two years ago when she and her son Hardy watched Gov Kay Ivey sign the bill that legalized medical cannabis in Alabama. “I felt like we had the momentum and had some sense of urgency,” Cain said. “That the people of Alabama needed this. That the

Verano said the commission didn't have the authority to rescind the "integrated facility" license. Chicago-based Verano Holdings Corp. on Monday followed through with its threat to sue Alabama marijuana regulators, after a state commission voided a medical cannabis business license that had been

Chicago-based marijuana company Verano Holdings Corp sued the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Monday, reported Alabama Reflector. Why? Verano first secured Alabama's highly sought-after Integrated Facility License in June as part of the commission's first attempt to award cannabis licenses

Alabama's Medical Marijuana Licensing Process Temporarily Halted by Judge Amid Allegations of Secret Deliberations. A judge said Thursday he will temporarily block Alabama from issuing licenses to grow and distribute medical marijuana as he reviews an allegation that the state commission illegally

Legal Battle Erupts as Company Challenges Private Deliberations in Alabama's Medical Marijuana License Selection Process. A company that failed to win a potentially lucrative medical marijuana license in Alabama asked a judge Tuesday to block the state from issuing the licenses to anyone, arguing a

There is overwhelming concern the Commission has failed to “self-correct” its internal procedures that led to the June pause. worrying belief around Montgomery is that when the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission meets on Thursday, it will award medical cannabis licenses without adequately

MONTGOMERY — Members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) will re-award licenses at their next meeting on Thursday. Montgomery Circuit Court Judge James Anderson allowed the AMCC on Monday to continue with its plans to award business licenses to cannabis companies this week despite

The complaint alleged Steven Stokes is ineligible lead the commission while serving on the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees. Dr. Steven Stokes announced Thursday that he will be resigning from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission after a legal complaint filed last week arguing he is

Alabama Always, one of the medical cannabis companies currently suing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), asked a Montgomery Circuit Court Judge on Monday for permission to discuss its lawsuit and "potential ways to resolve it" with commissioners and AMCC staff. Licenses were previously

MONTGOMERY - While the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission continues to address its recent licensing errors, some companies that were denied business licenses say they would be ready to go almost immediately if the group gave them another shot. Alabama Always applied for an integrated facility