“The Cannabis Commission has had three years to get this program going and it’s still dead in the water.”
By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector
An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved two bills aimed at restarting the state’s medical cannabis licensing process.
The Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee approved SB 306, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) which would restart the licensing process and take away some of the powers of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC).
“This will just be starting over. All applicants that had application in by the original deadline will be allowed to apply again, at another deadline,” said Melson, who sponsored the 2021 bill establishing a medical cannabis program in the state.
The Alabama Securities Commission will verify and evaluate the applications, then send them to the AMCC to select the candidates. The commission would be responsible for regulation and enforcement. As passed by the committee, the bill keeps licensing powers with the commission, but Melson indicated that an amendment could take that power away.
The Alabama Legislature in 2021 approved a medical cannabis program that would allow people with up to 15 different ailments, including cancer, depression, Parkinson’s Disease and PTSD, to use medical
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