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What’s in Alabama’s medical marijuana bill?

A bill to allow people with chronic pain and more than a dozen other conditions to seek relief with medical marijuana products is a step away from becoming law in Alabama. The Legislature passed the bill by a two-to-one margin, with support…

Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday in Alabama

The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday debated legislation to make medical marijuana legally available in the state of Alabama for the first time in a century. The legislation was filibustered for more than nine hours by a group of…

Alabama Senate approves medical marijuana bill

February 25, 2021
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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…

Alabama medical marijuana bill passes out of Senate committee

February 20, 2020
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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…