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Speaker McCutcheon says House will take its time with medical marijuana bill Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon speaks to reporters on Feb. 25, 2021 about the outlook for the medical marijuana bill in the House. Facebook Share A bill to legalize and regulate medical marijuana in Alabama is now in the hands of the House of Representatives, where it will go through an extra step before coming up for a vote. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said today the House will send the bill through both the Judiciary and Health committees. It’s rare for a bill t...

Medical marijuana bill passes in senate committee Updated Feb 03, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 Alabama's Senate Bill 46 would allow use of processed medical marijuana products for those approved for a medical cannabis card.AP file photo Facebook Share A proposal to allow medical marijuana in Alabama was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning. Senate Bill 46, called the Compassion Act, was proposed by Republican State Sen. Tim Melson of Florence. It passed by a vote of 8-3. The bill will now go to the senate floor. The proposal calls for establishing an 11-member Alabam...

Medical marijuana bill approved in Alabama Senate committee In this June 17, 2015, photo, medical marijuana plants grow at LifeLine Labs in Cottage Grove, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) That approval sends the bill to the Senate floor for vote Posted: Feb 3, 2021 11:47 AM Updated: Feb 3, 2021 2:31 PM Posted By: Stephen Gallien A proposal to allow medical marijuana in Alabama won quick approval from a Senate committee Wednesday. The so-called Compassion Act proposed by State Sen. Tim Melson of Florence passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 8-3. That approval sends the bill to t...

Johnson: Medical marijuana, Medicaid and more; this year, state lawmakers must do more, do better Updated Jan 31, 2021; It’s time. Long past time. Long past time for our state lawmakers to crawl out of the muck and mire of ignorance and legalize medical marijuana. Long past time to stop cowering behind because-Obama-created-it-it-stinks foolishness and expand Medicaid. Long past time to ensure anyone proven by the courts to be potentially harmful to themselves or someone in their household is not able to possess a gun. Long past time to stop two-stepping around our state’s abhorrent hea...