James Anderson

Efforts by Alabama medical cannabis patients and advocates who called for an expedited process to overcome bureaucratic challenges hindering the program's rollout seem to be paying off. Implementation of Alabama's medical marijuana program, legalized in 2021, was postponed due to ongoing legal...

Alabama lawmakers green-lighted the medical marijuana program in 2021, but litigation over licenses caused delays in license allocation, leaving patients in need of the plant on standby for three years. "This delay is not just an administrative failure but a critical issue impacting the health and...

A prominent tech investor predicted that NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) could achieve a market capitalization of nearly $50 trillion within the next decade. What Happened: James Anderson, an early investor in companies like Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), expressed his bullish...

Alabama’s medical cannabis regulator won't be issuing facility licenses after all. The Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Anderson issued a restraining order on Wednesday, preventing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) from doing so, writes Alabama Political Reporter. Why...

Alabama’s medical marijuana regulator wrapped up 2023 with yet another setback in its efforts to issue licenses to businesses seeking to legally dispense the plant. On Thursday, Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson issued a temporary restraining order putting a hold on the issuance of...

Arizona Puts Cannabis Tax Dollars To Good Use With Justice Reinvestment Grants Last week, Arizona state officials announced that 18 community nonprofits have been granted the initial round of Justice Reinvestment Grants. The grants program is funded through taxes on legal cannabis sales and is...

Alabama cannabis regulator is facing yet another lawsuit following its third attempt on Friday to allocate much sought-after medical marijuana business permits. Last week, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission granted 20 licenses for cultivation, processing, distribution and testing. The two...

Alabama's cannabis regulator granted 20 licenses recently for the production and distribution of medical marijuana, reported the Alabama Reflector. This is the third attempt on the part of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to kickstart the new industry. The two failed attempts in...

A Hail Mary attempt by the judge overseeing multiple lawsuits against the Alabama cannabis regulator around its two failed attempts to issue medical cannabis licenses seems to be working out. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) has successfully resolved a majority of the issues raised by...

Alabama Judge Amends Cannabis Licensing Restraining Order Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson has amended a temporary restraining order that halted the ongoing medical cannabis licensing process undertaken by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), reported the Alabama...

Last week, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Anderson decided to dismiss a lawsuit against the Alabama cannabis regulator brought by Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), reported Alabama Daily News. The news came ahead of Verano getting the green light to begin trading its...

On Tuesday, the Alabama cannabis regulator submitted a request to the Montgomery Circuit Court, urging the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), reported Alabama Reflector. What Happened The lawsuit from the Chicago-based cannabis company and its...

New York Smoking Bill A bill seeking to make smoking marijuana near children illegal in New York was introduced by Assemblyman Phil Steck, (D) last month. Under the A.8025, use of cannabis is not allowed within a 30-foot radius of a child or any area frequented by children for recreational or...

An Alabama Cannabis Industry Association (AMCC) official urged those gathered in court on Monday to allow businesses that were awarded medical cannabis licenses to launch operations. "Let the cultivators go ahead and cultivate, let the processors go ahead and do what they do," the...

As Alabama's cannabis regulators prepare to redo medical marijuana's license allocations yet again, after failing to award them twice, the CEO and founder of one of the major players in the space reached out to Governor Kay Ivey. George Archos, the successful...