The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded its final round of business licenses. Unlike previous licenses, which allowed a company to do business in just one area, these “integrated facility” licenses give companies much more flexibility.
The commission faced lawsuits over past licensing procedures, but those lawsuits have been settled. You could hear a pin drop as the commission announced their decisions.
“It’s nerve-wracking, of course, we’re excited to have been awarded a license,” said Ray French. Ray French owns Specialty Medical Products of Alabama, one of the five companies awarded an integrated facility medical cannabis business license.
His company, along with Trulieve AL, Sustainable Alabama, Wagon Trail Med-Serv, and Flowerwood Medical Cannabis, will work in all areas of the industry, from the seed to sale. “We’re so proud on behalf of the Commission for taking the time to actually get to know the applicants and really consider this,” said French.
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