MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – A group of Alabama parents has filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission for failing to make progress on the 2021 Medical Cannabis Industry Law.
The lawsuit claims that the commission failed to create a patient registry which was one of the requirements under the 2021 law.
Medical Cannabis was legalized in Alabama in 2021, but due to a flurry of lawsuits, the commission has yet to make any products available to patients.
The resulting deadlock has led to a growing frustration among advocateswho say they need access to medical cannabis.
Outside the state legislature, the Alabama Cannabis Coalition held a rally Tuesday.
The group says it is pushing back against a number of bills in the legislature focused on hemp.
Some of the proposed bills seek to restrict who can sell cannabis while others include detailed penalties for selling hemp products to minors.
One such bill, SB 273, would require hemp-derived products to be sold only in pharmacies.
“We’re totally against that. Pharmaceutical companies have no business in the cannabis business or in the hemp business,” said Marty Schelper, a coalition member.
Hemp has been a legal crop to grow in the U.S. since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, but it continues to struggle to find solid footing in Alabama.
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