Alabama would be the 37th state to allow medical marijuana. The bill is by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, a physician and medical researcher, and Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, who is retired from a ...

Alabama was the 37th state to approve medical marijuana in the spring of 2021. Marijuana is still classified as a Schedule 1 drug – like heroin and LSD -- under federal law, though 21 states ...

Cannabis regulators in Alabama this week issued the first licenses for medical marijuana businesses, awarding 21 of the coveted permits to companies that will serve the state’s registered ...

Alabama’s medical marijuana law requires cultivators to begin growing within 60 days, and Somerville anticipates that some companies will not be able to meet that requirement.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is aiming to award permits before 2024 following several accusations that the commission deliberated in private when selecting license winners.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Four years after Alabama lawmakers approved medical marijuana, patients are still waiting for access to it. Multiple lawsuits challenging the ways licenses are issued ...

CRC, of Alabama, has 1,500 medical marijuana plants, shown here on July 23, 2024, ... He said it’s “inhumane” that manmade problems are blocking its availability.

More: Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission grants production, distribution licenses More: Medical marijuana in Alabama is coming closer. And some out-of-state firms want in.

Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed SB46, creating a medical marijuana program in Alabama and allowing the use of medical cannabis for roughly 15 illnesses or diseases, provided certain conditions are met.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission in June pulled back licenses that had been awarded to cultivators, dispensaries and others after discovering potential problems with how applicants were scored.

Alabama Approved a Medical Marijuana Program in 2021. Patients Are Still Waiting for It. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — When Amanda Taylor lived in Arizona, she used medical cannabis to relieve the ...

Alabama approved a medical marijuana program in 2021. Patients are still waiting for it. Medical marijuana remains unavailable in Alabama amid an ongoing legal fight over licenses ...