On Monday, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals stayed an order by Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson on April 21 that continued to block the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission from issuing cannabis business licenses. Anderson's order was stayed pending further order of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
In a unanimous decision in March, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals said the temporary restraining order in Montgomery County Circuit Court that's stalled the implementation of the state's medical cannabis law for 14 months should be vacated "because the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction."
Alabama legalized cannabis for medical purposes in 2021, but the program has not gotten fully off the ground yet.
Despite the appeals court ruling, Anderson said in an order on April 21 that he was permanently prohibiting the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission from taking any action in furtherance of the Dec. 12, 2023, awards and denials of medical cannabis licenses in the integrated facility category. Anderson wrote in his order that an emergency rule passed by the commission in October 2023 was void.
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