At their Thursday meeting the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) officially reset the licensing process for the new industry, rescinding all licenses and denials that have been awarded thus far.
In June the AMCC awarded 21 companies with medical marijuana licenses. Due to litigation the commission voided these licenses in August and issued 24 new licenses. Now, the commission has rescinded all of the licenses and denials from August, allowing them to issue a third round of licenses under rules that were adopted earlier this month.
“We decided to start all over as far as the award,” said Rex Vaughn, the chair of the AMCC. “It doesn’t matter if [there are lawsuits] or not, they’ll all be taken into consideration after the presentations.”
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