Medical Cannabis Commission; process for selecting integrated facility licenses revised, appeals process of commission determinations revised, number of integrated facility licenses to be issued increased

SB 72 revises the process for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to issue licenses for medical cannabis facilities. It increases the number of integrated facility licenses from five to seven and requires the commission to hire a consultant to select license recipients from applicants who applied by December 31, 2022. The bill also streamlines the appeals process, making the consultant's selection a final determination by the commission and allowing immediate appeal of certain court orders to the Alabama Supreme Court. Additionally, it removes the requirement for the commission to hold an investigatory hearing after denying a license.