Alabama Medical Cannabis Update: Requests For Applications Accepted Beginning September 1

September 1 will see the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission ("AMCC") begin accepting requests for applications pursuant to the "Darren Wesley 'Ato' Hall Compassion Act,"¹ or the "Alabama Compassion Act"² (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). Prospective applicants will have until October 17 to request an application for one of the licenses available under the Act: cultivator, processor, dispensary, secure transporter, state testing laboratory, or integrated facility. The AMCC will send out requested applications on October 24, and the deadline to submit completed applications is December 30. An approximate timeline of the application process is set forth below.

While the regulations are still subject to change, prospective applicants can prepare for the initial request for applications by collecting the following information and designating a "responsible person," i.e. an individual who will be responsible for fielding and responding to requests and