Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-5-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 538-X-5-.03 - [Effective 11/14/2024] Licensing and Regulation of Medical Cannabis as to Cultivators

(1)License Required. Cultivators are required to be licensed as set forth in Rule 3 of Chapter 3 of these Rules.

(2)Number of Licenses to be issued by the Commission.

In accordance with § 20-2A-62(b), Code of Ala. 1975, (as amended), the Commission shall issue no more than twelve (12) Cultivator licenses, which will be awarded based on merit, need, and other factors identified generally and specifically by the Act and these Rules. (See § 20-2A-51, Code of Ala. 1975, (as amended)).

(3) A license to operate as a Cultivator authorizes the following:

(a) The cultivation of cannabis.

(b) The sale or transfer of cannabis to a Processor.

(c) If the Cultivator contracts with a Processor to process its cannabis into medical cannabis on the Cultivator's behalf, the sale or transfer of medical cannabis to a Dispensary.

(4) A Cultivator license authorizes the Cultivator to transfer cannabis only by means of a Secure Transporter. A Cultivator shall not transport cannabis or medical cannabis.

(5) A license to operate as a Cultivator does not authorize the Cultivator to process, transport or dispense cannabis or medical cannabis, nor may a Cultivator perform the functions of a State Testing Laboratory or an Integrated Facility as defined in the Act and these Rules.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-5-.03

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, eff. 11/14/2024.

Author: William H. Webster; Justin C. Aday

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.