The Alabama legislature’s panel the Medical Cannabis Study Commission has recommended that the state legalize medical marijuana.

The panel voted last Friday to support the passage of a bill that would establish a medical cannabis program for qualifying patients. Three members of the group voted against the recommendation, while three abstained.

“Members of the Study Commission brought diverse perspectives to the group and provided various opinions on the use of cannabis to treat the symptoms of medical conditions and the broader topic of marijuana use in general,” reads a report from the panel.

“Based on the presentations and discussions, the Study Commission found that, although some medical study results are inconclusive and some results are mixed, there is strong scientific evidence that both hemp and marijuana contain compounds that provide significant relief for symptoms of certain specified medical conditions.”

The draft bill approved by the study committee is calling for the creation of an Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. This would be an 11-member agency that would be responsible for licensing businesses and tracking the medical cannabis system from “seed-to-sale.”

Alabama’s next legislative session begins on February 4, 2020.


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