DECATUR, Alabama (ON THE WEBSITE) – The deadline for Alabama business owners to apply to operate as medical cannabis dispensaries has come and gone – but some say the task of getting approved is daunting.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) reports that applicants for licenses to distribute medical cannabis products have submitted 94 applications. This is a large increase from the nine requests initially reported.
Business owners say the delay was caused by paperwork.
“The process is very tedious,” said Joey Robertson, president of Wagon Trail MedServ. “In general, we planned 500 to 800 pages of paperwork to start with the preparation of the application. We are approaching 1500 pages.
Vanceville hemp farm Wagon Trail MedServ was approved by the Decatur City Council two days before the application deadline. The commission received several types of applications – grower, processor, transporter, tester and dispensary.
“We’re aiming for integrated licensing that covers everything from cultivation to production to distribution,” explained Robertson. “It’s basically a seed solution for selling.”
The Alabama Cannabis Coalition (ACC), an advocacy group that supports legalization for citizens to grow their own marijuana for pain relief, told News 19 that even with the arduous application process completed, Alabama still has a long way to go. it will catch up with programs in other states.
“Access to medical cannabis for patients, for citizens, in Alabama has been delayed because there is so much out there. [it] remedies,” said Marty Shelper, president of the Alabama Cannabis Coalition.
“We don’t think that’s enough,” he continued. “We believe that the citizens of the state of Alabama are allowed to grow their own medicine.”
SMAC is expected to issue the licenses on June 12.
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