Alabama Cannabis News

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Association, launched last month, named government affairs veteran Patrick Lindsey as the group’s first executive director. 

The National Hemp Growers Cooperative and Troy University in Alabama are partnering on a project using hemp fiber to create biodegradable plastics.

An Alabama woman was held in Etowah County Detention Center for three months after saying she smoked cannabis on the day she learned she was pregnant.

The Democratic Party of Alabama unveiled an adult-use cannabis legalization website on 4/20 to discuss the state’s failed efforts to pass updated policies.

Cone Denim will be launching a U.S.-grown hemp denim collection in partnership with BastCore, a hemp processing firm.

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama City Council Public Safety Committee advanced a provision to lower penalties for low-level cannabis crimes to a ticket instead of the maximum penalty of 180 days in jail.

The Alabama Senate introduced a bill that would require women of ‘childbearing’ age to submit a state-certified negative pregnancy test before purchasing medical cannabis.

The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to decriminalize cannabis possession in the state and expunge prior cannabis charges.

Alabama lawmakers are ready to consider a bill this week to reduce penalties for possessing two ounces or less of cannabis.

Alabama gubernatorial candidate Chad “Chig” Martin will be including cannabis legalization as a main component of his election campaign.

Alabama medical cannabis patients will be allowed to purchase up to 60 days’ worth of cannabis products at once and legally possess up to 70 days’ worth of product.

Alabama’s Department of Agriculture and Industries is now accepting applications for new hemp producers, processors, and university research facilities. The application period closes on November 29.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is asking state lawmakers to revise the medical cannabis law passed earlier this year to let cultivators get licensed sooner with the goal of having products for patients by the fall of 2022.

The chairman of the dispensary subcommittee of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is suggesting for dispensaries to resemble pharmacies in the state.

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is warning residents to not use businesses claiming to offer pre-approval and pre-registration for medical cannabis cards as no doctors are authorized at this time.

The toddler of a Michigan couple was placed in foster care after they were arrested for cannabis possession in Alabama.

Colleges in the South are launching cannabis/hemp research programs and partnering with southern cannabis cultivators to grow legal, medicinal cannabis.

Alabama’s medical cannabis legalization bill was signed into law on Monday, making Alabama the 37th state to legalize cannabis access for qualified patients.

Alabama lawmakers caved their opposition yesterday and formally approved the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill.

The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama announced a blanket pardon for more than 15,000 misdemeanor cannabis convictions in the city dating back to 1990.

Alabama’s bill to legalize medical cannabis has been approved for consideration on the full House floor; a previous version of the bill already passed the state Senate.

The Alabama House Judiciary Committee advanced the medical cannabis bill approved by the state Senate in February.

The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a measure to ban Delta-8-THC and Delta-10-THC, which can both be derived from hemp.

Alabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a measure that would decriminalize cannabis possession for first-time offenders, reducing penalties from a potential jail sentence to a $250 fine.