The application process for medical cannabis business licenses in Alabama is now underway.
The U.S. House has approved a bill decriminalizing marijuana and letting states set their own policies on pot.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will ask state lawmakers to revise the state’s medical marijuana law in order to get plants in the ground next year and make the products available to patients sooner.
The organizational meeting is the first step in setting up the state’s medical marijuana program, which the Alabama Legislature approved earlier this year.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Monday concluded the 2021 legislative session. Here is a look at the key developments on the session’s final day: WHAT BECAME LAW: MEDICAL MARIJUANA Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation creating a medical marijuana program in Alabama. The new law would allow people with one of 16 qualifying medical conditions— including cancer, a terminal…
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill into law that will permit marijuana to be used for specific medical needs in Alabama.
In a late session Thursday night, the Alabama Senate concurred with the House of Representatives on a bill that would make medical marijuana available in Alabama.
Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana and a bill to ban the use of medications to help transgender-youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he expects all three bills, which have already cleared the Alabama Senate, to get votes in the House of Representatives in the final days of the…
The Alabama Senate has approved medical marijuana legislation. Senators voted 21-8 today to approve the bill. The proposal now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives, where lawmakers have previously been more skeptical of the proposal. The bill by Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase marijuana, in forms such as gels or…
A state appointed group is working to draft a bill that would make medical marijuana use legal in Alabama. It held its first public meeting Tuesday at the State House. Some in attendance included Cynthia Atkinson. “I’m trying not to get emotional,” Adkinson said, standing before the Commission. She knows all too well what it’s like to lose a loved…
