Alabama Regulator Grants Most Coveted Medical Cannabis Licenses To Five Applicants As Legal Dust Finally Settles
Nearly two weeks after granting 20 medical cannabis licenses for the production, distribution and testing of medical marijuana, the Alabama cannabis regulator has voted to award the most coveted permits – the integrated facility licenses, which allow for vertical integration – to five applicants out of 33. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission gave the green light to Trulieve Alabama Inc. - part of Trulieve Cannabis Corp. - Sustainable Alabama, LLC; Wagon Trail Med-Serv, LLC; Flowerwood Medical Cannabis, LLC; and Specialty Medical Products of Alabama.Alabama Always filed a new and third lawsuit against the Commission in Montgomery County Circuit Court.However, Judge Anderson denied the temporary restraining order request by Alabama Always.