And now, a Russian scandal for the Medical Cannabis Commission

With plenty of drama and intrigue, arguing and strange occurrences, seemingly the only thing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s initial licensing process has lacked is a scandal involving Russian oligarchs. 

Until now. 

On Tuesday, APR was provided documents showing that one of the top scoring companies for an integrated cannabis license, 3 Notch Roots LLC., is partially owned by a man with alleged ties to a U.S.-sanctioned Russian oligarch who is close friends with Russian President Vladamir Putin. 

On application paperwork, under the “Ownership Resume” portion, 3 Notch Roots lists Andrey Blokh, who is also the chairman of Curaleaf, one of the country’s top cannabis companies. Blokh has an impressive cannabis portfolio, and Forbes credits him with owning more than 21 percent of the entire American cannabis market. 

But more interesting is Blokh’s ties to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has been sanctioned by the European Union, the UK and the…