Under recently adopted processes and procedures, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has awarded medical cannabis business licenses to 20 companies.

The Dec. 1 announcement comes after the commission rescinded two votes awarding licenses since June.

Companies awarded medical cannabis licenses include:

Cultivator licenses (up to 12 allowed, 12 applicants)

• CRC of Alabama, LLC
• Greenway Botanicals
• Gulf Shore Remedies, LLC
• Native Black Cultivation
• Creek Leaf Wellness Inc.
• Twisted Herb Cultivation, LLC
• I AM FARMS

Processor licenses (four allowed, 11 applicants)

• Organic Harvest Lab, LLC
• Coosa Medical Manufacturing
• 1819 Labs, LLC
• Jasper Development Group Inc.

Dispensary licenses (up to four allowed, 18 applicants)

• CCS of Alabama, LLC
• GP6 Wellness, LLC
• Capitol Medical, LLC
• RJK Holdings AL, LLC

Secure transporter licenses (unlimited number allowed, nine applicants)

• Alabama Secure Transport, LLC
• Tyler Van Lines, LLC
• Pick Up My Things
• International Communication, LLC

State testing laboratory licenses (unlimited number of licenses allowed, two applicants)

• Certus Laboratories

Through AMCC’s new procedures adopted in October, members of the commission received presentations and participated in discussions with applicants during public presentations held November 27-29. The commission ranked applicants and voted to award medical cannabis business licenses Dec. 1.

“The presentations we received from applicants this week were insightful and allowed commission members to ask questions about the contents and merits of their application,” AMCC Chair Rex Vaughn said. “We received applications and presentations from applicants who would make terrific licensees, which made our job of selecting a limited number of them challenging. However, I trust this commission’s wisdom and discretion in selecting the best applicants to serve as licensees in Alabama’s newest industry. ”

Companies reaching licenses will have to undergo pre-issuance site inspections and have 14 days to submit the license fee. Applicants who were denied a license have 14 days to request an investigative hearing before the commission for reconsideration of said denial, according to the commission.

Physicians can begin the certification process to recommend medical cannabis to patients after business licenses have been issued.

For a patient to qualify for medical cannabis, the patient must have at least one of the qualifying conditions and be recommended for medical cannabis by a certified physician. Among qualifying conditions are cancer, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy and panic disorder.

Medical cannabis can be available in non-smokable forms, such as pill form, capsules, creams and oil.

The commission plans to receive presentations from integrated facility applicants December 5-8 and will award such licenses on Dec. 12. Up to five integrated facility licenses are allowed and 38 applicants applied.

Commission members said the presentation-style procedures aim to mitigate transparency issues and challenges expressed in lawsuits.