Courts
Montgomery judge rules AMCC violated state law in license awards; plaintiffs, advocates demand legislative reforms to ensure a fair, legal cannabis licensing process.
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Medical Marijuana stories
State
A circuit court judge ruled Monday that the process by which the latest medical cannabis licenses were awarded was invalid. They're starting over again.
Opinion
The AMCC has completely failed to establish a patient registry that would allow patients to become eligible to purchase medical cannabis in Alabama.
Education
ASU offers five different online cannabis courses.
Featured Opinion
The bill would refresh the medical weed licensing process and bring in a third party to review applicants. It's a solid step.
Courts
The appeals court, in a separate case, said the AMCC's appeals process appears to be inadequate and not compliant with state laws.
Featured Opinion
The AMCC has failed in every aspect, blamed others repeatedly, charged for worthless licenses and then had the nerve to call someone else "bad...
News
The AMCC agreed to reduce licensee fees by 25 percent as members fretted about license applicants’ finances.
Courts
Retired judge Eugene Reese will now be at the center of a long-running dispute over Alabama's medical marijuana licensing.
Featured Opinion
The court is going to have to force this.