{"id":248878,"date":"2021-05-28T11:59:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T06:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=248878"},"modified":"2021-07-30T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T04:30:58","slug":"usa-alabama-legalizes-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/05\/28\/usa-alabama-legalizes-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"USA | Alabama legalizes Medical Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 17, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey signed SB 46 into law (known as the &#8220;Darren Wesley &#8216;Ato&#8217; Hall Compassion Act&#8221;) makes Alabama the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Key Features of the Act:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">Provide civil and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">criminal protections to certain patients with a qualifying<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">medical condition who have a valid medical cannabis card for<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">11<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">the medical use of cannabis.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">Establish the Alabama Medical<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">Cannabis Commission and provide for its membership and duties;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">Provide for certification of patients to authorize use of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">medical cannabis;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">License and regulate the cultivation,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">processing, transporting, testing, and dispensing of medical<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">cannabis;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">Prohibit certain types of medical cannabis<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">products;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">Provide for patient registry and seed-to-sale<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">tracking;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\">Provide certain legal<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\">protections for users of medical cannabis 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