Late Thursday, an administrative law judge (ALJ) in Montgomery issued a Recommended Order naming GP6 Wellness, LLC, RJK Holdings, LLC, CCS of Alabama, LLC, and Yellowhammer Medical Dispensaries, LLC as “the four most suitable applicants for a Dispensary License from the Commission.”
Capitol Medical, LLC was also deemed suitable, and in fact had been named as one of the top four applicants when the commission voted in December 2023 (I can’t believe that was almost two years ago), but “given the limited number of licenses and the evidence” Capitol was not included in the top four by the ALJ.
Each party to the administrative hearing has 10 days to file an exception to the order. The commission is expected to deliberate and vote on the order at its December 11 meeting. That vote will trigger a right for disappointed applicants to appeal to the Montgomery County Circuit Court.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that once a dispensary license is issued, the state can begin the process of certifying physicians and patients to join the list of qualified medical cannabis patients and medical cannabis can be dispensed legally.
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