The Alabama commission tasked with awarding a limited number of licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries has included one for Daphne.
But while all the licenses have been put on hold by a judge — again — Daphne’s city council is preparing to enact an ordinance setting up how much the dispensaries will have to pay each year to operate inside the city.
RJK Holdings was one of the four companies granted dispensary licenses by the Alabama Medical Marijuana Commission in December. The dispensary planned for Daphne lists an address of 1903 U.S. 98. Efforts by AL.com to reach the company for comment Friday were unsuccessful.
State legislation passed in May 2021 that legalized medical marijuana products for people with certain health conditions requires cities to enact an ordinance for those dispensaries to exist. Products can include gummies, tablets, capsules, tinctures, patches, oils and other forms allowed by the legislation.
The city council passed an ordinance in 2022 that would allow dispensaries to operate in the city under zoning and business license rules that apply to “health care stores,” such as pharmacies, health food stores and cosmetics stores.
The 2022 ordinance mentions the benefits having medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits would bring, such as more