Controversy Over Medical Cannabis Licenses Continues In Alabama, Arizona Puts Cannabis Tax Dollars To Good Use & More Regs
Arizona has announced that 18 community nonprofits have been granted the initial round of Justice Reinvestment Grants to support various programs aimed at preventing and treating substance abuse, workforce development and mentorship, and other initiatives. The funds were collected from taxes on the state's legal cannabis sales. Oklahoma requires employees at licensed medical marijuana dispensaries to have a cannabis worker credential and undergo background checks. Alabama cannabis regulator awarded 20 medical cannabis licenses for the production, distribution and testing of medical marijuana, as well as five of the most coveted permits – the integrated facility licenses, which allow for vertical integration statewide. On Thursday, a group of medical cannabis companies, including Southeast Cannabis, TheraTrue 3 Notch Root, Alabama Always, and Jemmstone were scheduled to make their case in the Montgomery Circuit Court challenging the recent approach of the commission when it comes to awarding integrator medical cannabis licenses.