Brian Lawson

1 week ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Delays in the rollout of medical cannabis in Alabama continue amid court battles and political fights. One of the companies stuck in a wait-and-see mode is owned by Alabama A&M engineering school graduate Antoine Mordican Sr. Mordican is the CEO and owner of Native Black Cultivation which has operations in Bessemer. Medical cannabis was legalized in Alabama in 2021, but nearly four years later, patients still cannot get access.

2 weeks ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is facing more legal challenges stemming from the failure to establish a program for medical marijuana, nearly four years after it was legalized here. A new lawsuit was filed in Montgomery on Friday by five families on behalf of their children. The lawsuit says each of those children has a condition that is treatable with medical cannabis.

2 weeks ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — There is a new defense motion questioning key evidence in the case of a man charged with killing a Huntsville police officer in March 2023. Juan Laws could face the death penalty if convicted of capital murder in the shootingdeath of Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby at the Governors House Apartments.

2 weeks ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It has been nearly four years since Governor Kay Ivey signed a measure legalizing medical cannabis in Alabama, but medical cannabis is still not available in Alabama. The cannabis business license selection process, overseen by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, was marked by scoring errors and revotes, and when the final awards were announced, lawsuits followed.

4 weeks ago | whnt.com | Taylor Mitchell |Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A new inspector general report says that in multiple reviews, Redstone Arsenal was consistently found to be the preferred choice for a permanent headquarters for Space Command. The reviews found that moving the headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville could save $426 million, primarily due to lower costs for construction and personnel. However, in the summer of 2023, Colorado Springs was selected as the permanent home for Space Command’s headquarters.