On Friday, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals handed down the most consequential ruling in a years-long legal battle that has effectively stalled the state's medical cannabis industry, first authorized in 2021.
In the decision, the appellate court ruled that the Montgomery Circuit Court lacked jurisdiction to impose a temporary restraining order (TRO) and that the appeals are now dismissed as void.
Today's mandate to vacate the injunction is expected dissolve similar legal barriers, allowing Alabama's medical cannabis program to finally commence in earnest.
The legal blockade began in 2023 when Alabama Always, LLC, an applicant for an integrated-facility license challenged the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission's (AMCC) licensing procedures on a wide range of argued grounds.
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