Alabama regulators pick university to score medical cannabis applications
In a deviation from other states, Alabama regulators have designated a state university to score medical marijuana business applications rather than a private company.
In a deviation from other states, Alabama regulators have designated a state university to score medical marijuana business applications rather than a private company.
A Republican congressman notorious for blocking federal marijuana reform nearly derailed a “historic” Capitol Hill hearing on federal legalization Tuesday when he compared the MJ industry to slavery, comments other lawmakers decried as “offensive.”
Alabama has received 221 requests for medical cannabis business license applications since launching the process Sept. 1, according to the Alabama Daily News.
It will cost $2,500 for entrepreneurs to apply for medical cannabis business licenses in Alabama, and the application window opens Sept. 1.
Florida-based seed-to-sale traceability company Metrc signed a contract to provide track-and-trace services to Alabama’s medical marijuana program.
Regulators in Alabama approved rules for the regulation and licensing of medical cannabis, the next step in beginning sales for the state’s businesses.
Prospective Alabama medical marijuana companies might be able to start applying for a variety of licenses in the fall, with sales slated to start as soon as next spring, according to state regulators.