(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.
Notes
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.
