SB235 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Marijuana (sic), synthetic cannabinoids, certain additional chemical compounds prohibited, Sec. 13A-12-214.1 am'd.; Act 2010-717, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

SB235 broadens Alabama's illegal synthetic cannabinoids list by adding specific compounds and any cannabinoid-like psychoactive chemical, including Salvia divinorum, with existing penalties and a set effective date.

What This Bill Does

SB235 adds several named synthetic cannabinoid compounds to the illegal list and prohibits any other chemical with cannabinoid-like psychoactivity. Violations would carry the same penalties as existing illegal cannabinoid offenses. It also explicitly makes Salvia divinorum and its extracts illegal. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who possess or intend to possess synthetic cannabinoids would face criminal penalties under the bill.
• Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of synthetic cannabinoids would be subject to penalties and enforcement.

Key Provisions

• Adds named synthetic cannabinoids HU-210, JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-211, JWH-007, JWH-015, JWH-019, JWH-200, JWH-250, JWH-398, CP 47,497 to illegal possession.
• Includes Salvia divinorum and its extracts as illegal.
• Prohibits any chemical compound capable of cannabinoid-like psychoactivity.
• Violations carry the same penalties as Sections 13A-12-213 and 13A-12-214.
• Exempts the bill from local-funds requirements under Amendment 621 because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.
• Effective date: first day of the third month after governor's approval.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses