A judge on Friday ordered Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to temporarily halt the issuance of licenses to growers and distributers as two companies argue the state used a flawed and secretive process to selectin winners for the potentially lucrative licenses.
The order re-enforces a decision already made last week by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to stay the licenses awarded on June 12 after the chairman said they discovered “potential inconsistency in the tabulation of scoring data.” Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson on Friday issued a temporary restraining order, staying the licenses until the issue regarding the scoring data is resolved. The state and companies agreed to the stay, which also preserves the denied companies’ right to request an administrative appeal and review.
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