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Cannabis firm denied license takes case to Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
A cannabis firm denied an Alabama medical marijuana license asked the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals last week to prevent a state commission from using prior results to award licenses. Specialty Medical Products, a Wetumpka-based medical cannabis firm that was denied a license for an integrated facility, alleged in a motion filed on Oct. 27 […]
Alabama medical cannabis licensing process reset: All 90 applicants back in the running
All 90 applicants for commercial medical cannabis licenses are back in the running after the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Thursday reset the license process. The AMCC rescinded all awarded licenses and denials from an Aug. 10 meeting, setting the stage for a third round of license grants under rules adopted at a commission meeting […]
Montgomery judge to amend restraining order, paving way for some medical cannabis licensing
A Montgomery judge Wednesday agreed to amend a temporary restraining order on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), potentially opening the door to limited licensing in the near future. Montgomery Circuit Court Judge James Anderson decided to make the change after AMCC, which is fighting numerous lawsuits over the process, asked him to lift the […]
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, companies still negotiating license terms
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) and lawyers for companies that sued over the licensing process are continuing negotiations over a possible settlement. The AMCC canceled a scheduled Tuesday meeting after lawyers for both sides met on Friday to discuss the impasse that has prevented the commission from issuing licenses to companies awarded one. Alabama […]
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to start negotiations with legal challengers
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) will meet with prospective producers and distributors next week to attempt to resolve litigation over the state’s licensing process. A Montgomery County Circuit Judge Wednesday extended a temporary restraining order to allow the negotiations to go forward. The AMCC faces several lawsuits over the licensing process. The lawsuits allege […]
Montgomery judge won’t postpone hearing on AMCC’s alleged open meeting violations
A Montgomery County Circuit Judge Thursday dismissed a motion from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) to lift a temporary restraining order and postpone next week’s preliminary hearing on AMCC’s alleged Open Meetings Act violations. Judge James Anderson did not provide reasons for dismissing the motion but said to the defendant and plaintiffs that if […]
Second company sues Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission over license process
A medical cannabis company sued the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Monday, alleging the AMCC cannot revoke licenses and that its exercise of power “both exceeds and conflicts with the authority provided to it by the Alabama Legislature.” Verano Holdings, a Chicago-based company with an Alabama chapter, received an integrated facility in the first […]
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission sued over alleged Open Meetings Act violations
A medical cannabis company Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), alleging the commission violated the state’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) at its Aug. 10 meeting. Alabama Always, which sued the commission last month over the appointment of former chair Steven Stokes, alleged that commission members privately nominated companies for public […]
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Chair Steven Stokes resigns
Dr. Steven Stokes, the chair of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), resigned from the commission Thursday morning. Stokes, an oncologist who had served as chair since 2021, said in an interview Thursday afternoon that he resigned to prevent the commission and the medical cannabis approval process from being tied up in a lawsuit alleging […]
More medical cannabis companies join legal battle over license awards
At least three other companies filed a motion to join in the ongoing legal proceedings related to the award of medical cannabis licenses. CRC of Alabama, who was denied a cultivator license, along with Specialty Medical Products of Alabama, an integrated facility applicant also denied a license, joined another integrated facility applicant Alabama Always as […]
Alabama medical cannabis licensing delay faces legal pushback from denied applicants
Applicants denied a medical cannabis license will have to wait to appeal the decision by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC). The Montgomery Circuit Court Friday issued a stay order on the appeals process for applicants denied a license by the AMCC after one of the companies, Alabama Always, filed a motion Thursday requesting the […]