Open Meetings Act

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State audit finds major issues with Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission

The AMCC repeatedly violated the state's Open Meetings Act and overpaid a law firm by more than $200,000.

March 23, 2026

Audit faults Alabama Family Trust Board for transparency, compliance lapses

A state audit found the Alabama Family Trust Board failed required vacancy notices and meeting disclosures but reported no financial mismanagement.

December 2, 2025

Prattville Library Board formally denies violating Open Meetings Act

The library board of trustees Friday denied violating the Open Meetings Act.

April 22, 2024

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Medical marijuana “fix” has rough debut in committee

The new legislation was met with skepticism and anger during a committee meeting that wasn't streamed or recorded.

April 4, 2024

Fired Prattville library director demands reinstatement, retractions

Charges include numerous Open Meeting Act violations, due process violations and defamation.

March 22, 2024

Cannabis Commission grapples with application controversies ahead of key meeting

Alabama Always LLC. raised critical concerns over the application scoring process and law compliance.

October 26, 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

Cannabis licenses on hold as court weighs claim of Open Meetings Act violation

AMCC attorney William Webster threatened to air applicants' "dirty laundry" by foregoing executive session entirely if the court finds in favor of the plaintiffs.

August 18, 2023

Multiple lawsuits: Did the Cannabis Commission get it wrong again?

The commission is accused of engaging in illegal voting, holding illegal deliberations, and utilizing improper parliamentary procedures.

August 15, 2023