Legal Related Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Says No Marijuana Licenses Until This Date by Sophia Vida October 18, 2021 The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has announced that there will not be marijuana licenses issued until next year. According to a commission official, the agency has so much to still do before people can apply for medical ...
Legal Related Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Commission Meets for First Time Last week by Sophia Vida August 16, 2021 It was last Thursday that the members of the newly formed Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission decided to meet up. In a report that first appeared in the Alabama Political Reporter, the group met in a formal session for an organ...
Legal Related Alabama Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill by Sophia Vida May 11, 2021 Earlier this month, the Alabama legislature approved a medical marijuana legalization bill dubbed Senate Bill (SB) 46, also known as the Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act. The bill will now go to state Governor Kay Iv...
Legal Related Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Gets Historical House Vote by Sophia Vida May 07, 2021 A medical marijuana bill is now headed to Alabama's Governor Kay Ivey's desk after receiving a historical House vote. On Thursday the Alabama Legislature gave final approval to a bill that would create a statewide medical marij...
Legal Related Alabama Senate Finally Approves Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida February 26, 2021 This week Alabama senators finally approved a medical marijuana bill to regulate the production, sales, and use of medicinal marijuana. Now the bill heads to the House of Representatives and if passed would become a law. The...
Legal Related Medical Marijuana Bill in Alabama Clears First Hurdle by Sophia Vida February 21, 2020 Alabama's legislature passed a bill this week that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana from seed to sale in the state. The Senate Judiciary Committee had an overwhelming vote of 8-1, with one abstention, in favor of t...
Legal Related Alabama’s Attorney General Does Not Want State to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida January 10, 2020 Steve Marshall, Alabama's Attorney General, is against marijuana legislation and he's making it loud and clear. Marshall wrote a letter to state lawmakers this week saying that he opposes legislation for medical marijuana. ...
Legal Related Legalizing Medical Marijuana in Alabama Gets Consideration by Sophia Vida August 14, 2019 While a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Alabama has hit a halt, a panel to study the issue has been created. The Medical Cannabis Study Commission met for the first time this week and the panel heard a presen...
Legal Related Alabama’s Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill That Will Only Allow Study of Drug by Sophia Vida June 12, 2019 Alabama marijuana advocates may not be thrilled to learn that a bill signed recently won't grant access to medical marijuana. The state's Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill this week that is related to medical marijuana but do...
Legal Related Alabama Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida May 10, 2019 It's happened. Alabama's Senate has approved a bill that will legalize medical marijuana in the state. In a vote of 17-6, the Senate has cleared the legislation that will allow patients who are 19 years and older to obtain a me...