SB283 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Irons

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Tom WhatleyJerry L. FieldingGerald O. DialPhillip W. WilliamsBill HoltzclawShadrack McGillGreg J. ReedScott BeasonGeorge M. “Marc” KeaheyRoger Bedford, Jr.Quinton RossRusty GloverDel MarshJ.T. WaggonerWilliam “Bill” M. BeasleyMark Slade Blackwell

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

SB283 would add specific synthetic cannabinoids and any cannabinoid-like chemicals (including Salvia divinorum) to Alabama's illegal drug list and apply existing penalties.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill would make possession of the named synthetic cannabinoid compounds illegal and ban any other chemical capable of cannabinoid-like psychoactivity. Violations would carry the same penalties as other drug offenses under current law. Salvia divinorum would be added to the prohibited substances. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval, and it would be exempt from local funding requirements because it creates a new crime or amends an existing one.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who possess, manufacture, sell, or distribute the listed synthetic cannabinoids or Salvia divinorum would face criminal penalties under the bill.
• Law enforcement officers and prosecutors would enforce the new prohibitions and apply the existing penalties when violations occur.

Key Provisions

• Adds specific synthetic cannabinoid compounds to the prohibited list in 13A-12-214.1, including HU-210, JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-211, JWH-007, JWH-015, JWH-019, JWH-200, JWH-250, JWH-398, CP 47, 497, and related compounds.
• Declares that any other chemical compound capable of exhibiting cannabinoid-like psychoactivity is prohibited.
• Includes Salvia divinorum or salvinorum A and related plant materials in the prohibited substances.
• Violations would be subject to the same penalties as violations of Sections 13A-12-213 and 13A-12-214.
• Effective date: the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.
• Exemption from local funding requirements under Amendment 621 because the bill defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses