Following years of legal challenges and delays, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) has licensed Several dispensaries to finally move towards actual sales date for Alabama residents, dispensaries, with authorized products expected to hit dispensary shelves in April or May 2026.

According to MJBizDaily, an industry news outlet, after years of lawsuits and bureaucratic delays, medical cannabis sales in Alabama are set to begin within the next two months.

Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed MMJ into law in 2021. Since then, multiple licensing rounds were revoked or canceled amid accusations of bias and impropriety.

State law allows for a maximum of:

• Five vertically integrated businesses, with each permit-holder allowed to operate up to five retail locations
• 12 licensed medical marijuana cultivators
• Four processors
• Four dispensary-only permits, each of which can operate up to three locations

The AMCC awarded the dispensary permits in December. Baldwin county license for distribution was awarded in Daphne.

For now, their options will be limited to products like capsules, tinctures, measured inhalers and transdermal patches.

Cannabis flower suitable for smoking or vaping is prohibited, as are cannabis edibles. Patients seeking access must be diagnosed with one of the state’s approved conditions, which include cancer-related symptoms, epilepsy, PTSD and chronic pain.

Once certified, patients can register through the AMCC’s online portal to obtain a medical cannabis card.

It’s still not yet clear how many patients will enroll in the program. Sales could reach $270 million in the first year of operation, according to an MJBiz.