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Medical marijuana legislation was held up in committee while representatives spend more time writing amendments.
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Legislature
The House Judiciary Committee will consider legislation on Wednesday to allow medical marijuana in Alabama.
Public safety
Alabama has the 16th-highest disparity in the country, according to a recent report.
Legislature
The bill would authorize certain residents to get a medical cannabis card, authorizing the patient to use cannabis for medical use.
Courts
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles granted Worsley parole on Wednesday.
Courts
West Alabama District Attorney Andy Hamlin defended the court decision to revoke Sean Worsley’s probation, sending the Black disabled veteran to state prison for...
National
The Alabama Cannabis Industry Association on Monday released a statement critical of the decision by an Alabama court to imprison an Arizona man for...
National
A 2016 arrest for marijuana that has turned into a 60-month sentence in an Alabama penitentiary for a disabled veteran from Arizona is drawing...
News
Monday, the Alabama Cannabis Industry Association (ALCIA) announced that they have launched their new website. “During the COVID-19 pandemic it has never been more...
Legislature
Medical marijuana is one of the most controversial bills facing the Alabama legislature in the upcoming legislative session that begins next week. The Alabama...