Here Is Where Alabama’s First 12 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Planned
The initial rollout for medical cannabis will be limited
Alabama could have as many as 12 medical marijuana dispensaries open next year after the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission voted to award licenses on Thursday.
Birmingham is in line to have two dispensaries, while Mobile and Montgomery will have one each.
None are planned for the city of Huntsville, although two are planned for the metro area.
Officials said the dispensary license awards marked a breakthrough after more than two years of delays caused by disputes over the process and lawsuits by companies competing for a limited number of licenses.
The initial rollout for medical cannabis will be limited because disputes continue over licenses for integrated companies, which will be able to operate a total of 25 dispensaries.
On Thursday, the AMCC voted to follow the recommendation of an administrative law judge who presided over a hearing requested by competing companies and found that four applicants were most suitable for dispensary licenses.
Under the medical marijuana law the Legislature passed back in 2021, the AMCC can award no more than four dispensary licenses, and each of the companies can operate three locations.
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