The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission formally voted to delay granting licenses for the growth, manufacture and production of medical cannabis.
Commission Chair Rex Vaughn said the new stay, coming after a Montgomery judge extended a temporary restraining order on the process, will open the door to a third round of license awards.
“We’ve put a stay on our current list of licensees. So, if that list stays the same has yet to be seen,” he said. “But yes, we’ll have to come back and do that at another vote.”
During a meeting Thursday, Vaughn said the administrative stay will allow parties “to make an attempt to resolve issues prior to resuming the licensing process.”