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Alabama Democratic Party favors legalizing recreational, medical marijuana AL.com 3 hrs ago © Mike Cason A sign outside the Alabama Democratic Party headquarters in Montgomery. The Alabama Democratic Party today announced support for legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical use in the state. Rep. Chris England of Tuscaloosa, the state Democratic Party chair, said legalization would help fix problems in the criminal justice system and boost the economy. “Nearly 100 years of marij...

It could be a few weeks before the Alabama House of Representatives takes up two of the most ambitious and controversial pieces of legislation in the 2021 regular session.  House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said recently bills authorizing medical marijuana and establishing a lottery and gambling won’t come up for a vote in the chamber for a few weeks. The medical marijuana bill may not go to the floor until the last week of the session, expected in mid-May.  “I think members are s...

Last week, an Alabama Senate Committee voted to pass an amendment to an existing bill that would add cannabis products Delta 8 and Delta 10 to the state’s controlled substance list. Cannabis activists are speaking out, especially as the state is working to legalize medical marijuana currently, and these two pieces of legislation seem at total odds with each other. If Passed, Some Hemp Products Will Become Illegal in Alabama. After becoming federally legal in 2019, hemp production became a leg...

Medical marijuana debate continues in Alabama Legislature The debate continued Wednesday over whether to make marijuana use legal for medical purposes. One version of the measure has already passed the Senate. By Bethany Davis | April 14, 2021 at 7:22 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 11:35 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) -The debate continued Wednesday over whether to make marijuana use legal for medical purposes. One version of the measure has already passed the Senate. On Wednesday, the House H...

Medical marijuana clears another hurdle to becoming legal in Alabama The debate continued Wednesday over whether to make marijuana use legal for medical purposes. One version of the measure has already passed the Senate. By Bethany Davis | April 14, 2021 at 7:22 PM CDT - Updated April 15 at 12:02 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) -The move to legalize marijuana for medical purposes is farther along in the legislative process than it’s ever been. The House Health Committee approved the meas...

Alabama lawmakers inch closer to approving medical marijuana legislation Share Updated: 1:22 PM CDT Apr 15, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 1:22 PM CDT Apr 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript INTO THE NEWSROOM THIS AFTERNOON THE ALABAMA SENATE HAS AGAIN VOTED TO PASS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL. IT WOULD ALLOW PATIENTS TO USE MARIJUANA IF THEY’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ONE OF ABOUT 20 MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE CANCER CHRONIC...

Medical marijuana bill heads to key House vote April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A second legislative committee on Thursday approved a medical marijuana bill, putting the proposal in line for a key vote in the House of Representatives. The House Health Committee approved the legislation by Republican Sen. Tim Melson of Florence, that would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase marijuana after getting a recommendation from a doctor. More than on...

Sponsor says Alabama medical marijuana bill not harmed by committee changes AL.com 59 mins ago Mike Cason, al.com © Mike Cason | mcason/al.com Alabama state Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, speaks to the Alabama House Health Committee about his medical marijuana bill. Alabama lawmakers today did not substantially change a bill to legalize and regulate medical cannabis products in Alabama as they prepared for a key vote on the legislation, the sponsor said. The Alabama House Hea...

Alabama lawmakers today did not substantially change a bill to legalize and regulate medical cannabis products in Alabama as they prepared for a key vote on the legislation, the sponsor said. The Alabama House Health Committee held a public hearing on the bill by Sen. Tim Melson, a Republican from Florence who is a physician and medical researcher. After the hearing, the committee sorted ...

Apr 8, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A medical marijuana bill on Wednesday cleared its first major hurdle in the Alabama House of Representatives. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after lengthy debate and multiple amendment attempts. The bill now goes to the Health Committee after House leaders decided the controversial bill must go through two committees before going to a floor vote. A version of the proposal has already passed the state Senate. The proposal by Republican Sen. ...