The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission and several companies it selected for business licenses have asked a judge to clear the way to begin work on getting products to patients.
Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson will hold a hearing Tuesday on those requests and other issues in a lawsuit involving more than a dozen companies competing for a limited number of medical marijuana licenses.
It has been more than three years since the Legislature passed a bill to make Alabama the 36th state (there are now 38) to legalize medical marijuana. The law, called the Compassion Act, created the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) to oversee the intrastate industry, from cultivating plants to selling products.
The AMCC has tried three times since June 2023 to issue licenses. But lawsuits and challenges to the agency's procedures have stalled the process.
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