Medical marijuana now legal in Alabama, but access likely delayed Alabama is joining the 35 other states in the country where medical marijuana is legal. Posted: May 18, 2021 6:06 PM Updated: May 18, 2021 6:54 PM Posted By: Bridget Divers Alabama is joining the 35 other states in the country where medical marijuana is legal. State Rep. Mike Ball said the next step in the process is forming a regulatory committee of people with expertise in the state, particularly medical expertise. "It's gonna be behavioral, medical people. It's gonna have some people agricultural field. It's gonna have you know it's going to have a broad range of professionals with expertise," said Ball.