MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Lawyers representing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission and other license applicants gathered for a hearing at the state’s capital Tuesday.
The commission has awarded but not issued any licenses to applicants up to this point because of legal injunctions. Now, Judge James Anderson has allowed the commission to move forward with its investigative hearings.
These hearings give denied applicants a chance to argue why they are qualified. Attorney Will Somerville for Alabama Always said it’s about making the process fair for everyone.
“Right now, we’re all arguing about ‘is the process fair?’ and that’s gonna keep going until they develop a fair process,” Somerville said.
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Somerville said a fair process means giving applicants the ability to challenge one another’s qualifications.
“I should be able to point that out, go to a hearing with them and challenge them, make them shut up or put up about ‘can they satisfy the requirements of the act?’” said Somerville.