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Marijuana

Courts

Legal battle over cannabis licenses continues, AMCC still blocked from issuing licenses

A hearing to determine if the AMCC violated the state's Open Meetings Act will carry forward on Monday.

August 25, 2023

Cannabis Commission proposes voiding licenses for the second time

The Commission, in a court filing, proposed voiding the licenses and then re-issuing them to address violations of the Open Meetings Act.

August 22, 2023

The Cannabis Commission needs to start over from scratch

With errors on top of errors and its credibility shot, the only real option at this point for the Cannabis Commission is to just start over.

August 22, 2023

Judge holds final hearing before Cannabis Commission restarts licensing process

The commission confirmed it still plans to award licenses Thursday, setting up a new phase in the litigation proceedings.

August 8, 2023

Court desires to let Cannabis Commission “self-correct” licensure process

Director John McMillan said the mathematical error occurred when combining scores by the third-party evaluators and those of commissioners.

July 7, 2023

Questions surround medical cannabis scoring: No. 1 reportedly owed $150 million to IRS

Chicago-based Verano Holdings was given the commission's No. 1 rating under its scoring scheme.

June 22, 2023

Commission awards competitive licenses for medical cannabis industry

Competition was particularly strong for integrated facility and dispensary licenses.

June 13, 2023

Medical Cannabis Commission to award licenses Monday

The commission is limited on the number of licenses it can issue in each category and has 90 applicants to choose from.

June 7, 2023

90 businesses submit medical cannabis license applications

The properly filed, amended, and corrected applications, will proceed to the review, evaluation and scoring process.

April 14, 2023

Montgomery, state considering citations for misdemeanor marijuana possession

The policies being considered at both the state and municipal level look to the example of Tuscaloosa.

April 3, 2023