“I do know we’re all involved about it, however it could have been only a disaster if the candidates went via their numbers and located an error.”
By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector
The Alabama Medical Hashish Fee (AMCC) Friday voted to delay the issuing of state licenses for medical hashish companies, citing potential irregularities within the scoring of candidates.
Members of the AMCC mentioned they needed an unbiased evaluate of all scoring knowledge to make sure the credibility of the method and the equity of the result. AMCC didn’t say if it had proof of wrongdoing within the course of.
“I do know we’re all involved about it, however it could have been only a disaster if the candidates went via their numbers and located an error,” mentioned John McMillan, director of the fee.
The vote got here a couple of days after the fee awarded 21 licenses to develop, course of, distribute, transport and check medical hashish. A number of firms that didn’t obtain licenses mentioned on the time that they weren’t clear on why some companies prevailed over others.
Candidates who have been awarded a license on June 12 will now not want to fulfill the unique deadline to pay their licensing payment by June 26. The brand new deadline will likely be decided as soon as the keep is lifted.
Equally, these candidates who weren’t awarded a license on June 12 will now have further time to submit a request for an investigative listening to, initially due on June 26. The rescheduled date will even be introduced after the keep is lifted.
Licenses as a result of be issued on July 10 will now be delayed till the investigation into the scoring irregularities has been accomplished.
The fee Friday didn’t say how lengthy the keep would final. Members mentioned the method would resumed as quickly because the unbiased evaluate has been carried out and any points have been addressed.
“This keep will stay in impact till it’s lifted by the Fee. As soon as the keep is lifted, the Fee will rethink the award of licenses and supply an up to date timeline for all of the affected processes” McMillan mentioned.
The choice to droop the method goals to protect the integrity of the state’s medical hashish program, he mentioned.
“Each state has had part of a medical marijuana program as their downside. We’re no totally different. We’re simply going to need to work via it,” McMillan mentioned.
Liberty Duke, one of many board members of Hornet Medicinals, which utilized for however didn’t obtain a license, mentioned that she was happy that the fee is taking steps to make sure the licensing course of honest to all candidates.
“I’m glad to see the fee erring on the aspect of warning as they make such essential in monumental selections with this new trade for Alabama,” Duke mentioned.
This story was first printed by Alabama Reflector.
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