{"id":69212,"date":"2023-10-11T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/alabama-medical-cannabis-regulators-seek-to-dismiss-veranos-licensing-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T03:46:09","slug":"alabama-medical-cannabis-regulators-seek-to-dismiss-veranos-licensing-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/alabama-medical-cannabis-regulators-seek-to-dismiss-veranos-licensing-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Medical Cannabis Regulators Seek To Dismiss Verano\u2019s Licensing Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\u201cIs there any circumstance that you can think of that would allow the commission to claw back the award\u2014let me ask, questions of fraud?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Tuesday asked a Montgomery circuit court to dismiss a lawsuit from Chicago-based firm Verano Holdings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Verano, which has an Alabama chapter, sued the commission in August, alleging the AMCC cannot revoke licenses and that its exercise of power \u201cboth exceeds and conflicts with the authority provided to it by the Alabama Legislature.\u201d<\/p>\n

The firm received an integrated facility in the first round of awards in June. It did not get a license in a second round earlier this month, after the commission put the awards on hold over questions on how the applications were initially scored.<\/p>\n

Verano argued that while the commission\u2019s rules and the Administrative Procedure Act establish a method for challenging the AMCC\u2019s decision to deny and award licenses, it does not give the ability for the AMCC to \u201cvoid\u201d previously awarded licenses on its own motion.<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson asked Verano\u2019s lawyers during a hearing on Tuesday whether they were arguing that the commission does not have authority to withdraw licenses under any circumstance after they have awarded a license.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs there any circumstance that you can think of that would allow the commission to claw back the award\u2014let me ask, questions of fraud?\u201d Anderson asked Saxon Main, attorney for Verano Holdings.<\/p>\n

Main said that there\u2019s a statute that says they can revoke a license after there is proper notice and a hearing.<\/p>\n

Verano had the highest scores in both rounds of awards. The firm was awarded a license on June 12, but the AMCC put a pause on the process following several \u201cinconsistencies\u201d in scoring the applications.<\/p>\n

Verano\u2019s score increased after inconsistencies of license awards were addressed, but they did not receive a license when the commission re-awarded the licenses on August 10.<\/p>\n

Anderson said he wanted to resolve Verano\u2019s motion to dismiss before continuing with Alabama Always\u2019 lawsuit on alleged Open Meetings Act violation. He expects to rule on the motion Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The hearing for AMCC\u2019s alleged Open Meetings Act will continue next week.<\/p>\n

This story was first published by the Alabama Reflector.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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