August 2024 Group Watch: AL Medical Cannabis Commission Grants Two Cultivator Licenses
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission granted cultivator’s licenses to Pure by Sirmon Farms, LLC and Blackberry Farms, LLC after an administrative law judge recommended reversing earlier denials. The administrative judge, who was not publicly named, also found that First Choice Farms, LLC and James Gang Dispensary, LLC did not meet the required qualifications to be awarded a cultivator license, and the commission agreed. The license awards do not resolve any of the litigation that has delayed implementation of the state’s medical cannabis program, first approved by the Alabama Legislature in 2021. A Montgomery judge has blocked the commission from granting dispensary and integrated facility licenses.
