Birmingham to pardon 15,000 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions April 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Tuesday the city would issue a blanket pardon to all those convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges in municipal court between 1990 and 2020, which could affect more than 15,000 people. The city’s Pardons for Progress… Read More→
Speaker McCutcheon says House will take its time with medical marijuana bill in Alabama February 26, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Alabama Senate approves medical marijuana bill February 25, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments Alabama senators took only about 15 minutes this afternoon to pass a bill to regulate the production, sales and use of medical marijuana. The legislation would still have to pass the House of Representatives to become law. On a 21-8… Read More→
Medical marijuana bill passes in senate committee in Alabama February 4, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical marijuana bill passes in Alabama senate committee February 4, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical marijuana proposals eyed in Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina January 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina 0 Comments State legislators in Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina have filed or pre-filed bills establishing such medical marijuana programs, according to a Reckon South report. These states would join Mississippi, the latest state to adopt a medical cannabis program, making it the 35th state to legalize medical cannabis. In… Read More→
Alabama Senate approves medical marijuana bill March 13, 2020 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments Alabama would be the 34th state to legalize medical cannabis, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The bill, by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, creates a framework to regulate medical cannabis from cultivation of the plants to production and… Read More→
Alabama medical marijuana bill passes out of Senate committee February 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments A bill to allow medical marijuana in Alabama cleared its first hurdle on Wednesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send it to the full chamber. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, passed the committee 8 to… Read More→
Will Alabama allow medical marijuana? Hearing, vote likely Wednesday February 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments A medical marijuana bill is headed to its first vote in the Alabama Legislature as advocates hope to gain legislative traction after years of setbacks in Montgomery. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on the legislation Wednesday and… Read More→
Medical marijuana bill filed at Alabama State House February 13, 2020 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments A bill to allow medical marijuana has officially been filed at the Alabama State House. Senate Bill 154, titled the Compassion Act, would allow marijuana for treatment of 15 conditions. The 82 page bill outlines a process for a person… Read More→
Is Alabama Poised to Become the Next State to Allow Medical Marijuana? February 3, 2020 Whitt Steineker Alabama 0 Comments By: Connor Rose, Mark Adams, and Whitt Steineker Alabama surprised the cannabis world last May when the state legislature very nearly passed medical marijuana legislation. Although the legislation ultimately did not receive the requisite support in the House of Representatives,… Read More→
What’s in Alabama’s draft bill on medical marijuana? December 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Study Commission is voting by email this week whether to recommend legislation to legalize medical marijuana, a sweeping proposal that would regulate the products from cultivation to end user. The commission’s report will not be the final… Read More→
An Introduction to Adult-Use Cannabis in Illinois June 11, 2019 Rebecca Rothmann Alabama, Illinois 0 Comments By Rebecca Rothmann, Justin S. Dobek and Daniel J. McMahon Jr. Illinois is poised to legalize adult-use cannabis. As of May 31, 2019, the Illinois House and Senate have passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the Act) and the… Read More→
Medical marijuana needs more study, Alabama House speaker says May 29, 2019 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments Medical marijuana is one of the remaining issues facing the Alabama Legislature as it moves into what could be its final week of the regular session. The Senate passed a medical marijuana bill on May 9, but it has not advanced… Read More→
Medical marijuana bill gets Alabama Senate committee approval April 26, 2019 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments An Alabama Senate committee on Wednesday morning approved a bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana in certain cases. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, would authorize the use of medical marijuana for conditions ranging from… Read More→