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The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) is still accepting applications from Alabama individuals and companies that want to be licensed to participate in the state’s new medical marijuana industry, but the deadline is Friday, December 30.
Chey Garrigan, the founder and President of the Alabama Cannabis Industry Association, told Alabama Today that applicants are rushing to finalize plans and obtain sites for potential cannabis locations.
“We in the industry are working really hard this week to finalize details in order to get these applications turned in,” Garrigan said. “Time is running out to get the application finished and turned in.”
The AMCC began allowing potential business applicants to download the application forms on September 1 and closed those requests for application forms on October 17. The Commission wrote the rules for the new industry in August, following the requirements set in the legislation (SB46) passed in the 2021 Alabama Regular Commission. Only applicants who submitted a Request for Business Application by that October 17 deadline can turn in an application. Those requestors then received a Business Application Form. The deadline to turn in those forms to the Commission is Friday at 4:00.
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