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Alabama Expected to Issue Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licenses Soon

Medical cannabis dispensary licenses in Alabama are expected to be issued soon, following years of litigation, Alabama Daily News reports. Justin Aday, general counsel for the state Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), told the Daily News last week that dispensary licenses have been referred to an administrative law judge for investigative hearings and, once complete, the […]


Medical cannabis legalization in Alabama

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill into law on May 17, 2021. Patients enrolled in the program will have access to cannabis tablets, capsules, gummies, lozenges, topicals, suppositories, transdermal patches, and concentrate-based vaporizers — smoking cannabis flower, however, will not be allowed under the law. Doctors will need to undergo a training course before they can make recommendations for the program, and they must specify daily dosages and product types for their patients.

Alabama hemp agriculture

Alabama’s industrial hemp industry is in full swing under the 2018 federal Farm Bill, which legalized hemp agriculture nationwide.

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