Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission audit finds overpayment, Open Meetings Act violations

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 480

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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An audit of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) released Friday found that the agency overpaid a vendor and violated the Alabama Open Meetings Act within its first four years of operation.

The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts found that the AMCC paid a vendor $604,000 for a legal services contract that should have been $400,000 between May 2021 and September 2025, which led to the vendor filing a claim with the Alabama …

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