The Alabama Department of Public Health on Thursday unanimously withdrew its objection to federally rescheduling medical cannabis, the Alabama Reflector reports. The announcement follows a July public hearing that was scheduled to discuss the impact of rescheduling. Health officials had previously voted to delay rescheduling, giving time to consider what would change under the reforms. […]
Alabama Cannabis News
Lawmakers in Alabama approved the state’s medical cannabis legislation in 2021 following years of mounting pressure — adult-use cannabis remains prohibited. Browse the latest Alabama cannabis policy, news, and other updates below:
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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