“If the circuit court judge doesn’t take any other action besides what the commission has done, then that stay will probably be removed.”
By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Monday extended a stay on a dispensary due to ongoing litigation.
The Yellowhammer Medical Dispensary with locations planned in Birmingham, Owens and Demopolis, was the only dispensary that was not granted a license by the commission at its December meeting, due to a recommendation from an administrative law judge.
Justin Aday, the commission’s general counsel, recommended on Monday that the stay be extended to the commission’s February meeting due to an appeal in ongoing litigation.
“I think it would be best to extend the stay on Yellowhammer Dispensaries until the appeal has been resolved,” Sam Blakemore, a pharmacist and commissioner, said.
The legislation that created the Commission allowed four dispensaries to be licensed. Three of those, GP6 Wellness, RJK Holdings and CCS of Alabama, received licenses in December. Yellowhammer was granted a license, but a fifth dispensary, Capitol Medical, appealed the licensure to an administrative law judge.
CCS of Alabama has planned locations in Montgomery and Talladega, according to its application submitted to the commission. The commission on Monday approved a relocation from
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