SB54 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

George M. “Marc” Keahey

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Marijuana (sic), synthetic cannabinoid, certain additional chemical compounds prohibited, Sec. 13A-12-214.1 am'd.

Summary

SB54 would expand Alabama's illegal-drug list to include specific synthetic cannabinoids and any cannabinoid-like psychoactive chemical, with penalties equal to existing drug-law penalties.

What This Bill Does

Adds named synthetic cannabinoids to the illegal possession list and makes any other chemical compound capable of cannabinoid-like psychoactivity illegal. It also prohibits Salvia divinorum and related extracts. Violations would carry the same penalties as existing drug offenses under 13A-12-213 and 13A-12-214. The bill notes local-fund expenditure implications under Amendment 621 but is exempt because it creates or amends a crime, and it sets an effective date for when it would become law.

Who It Affects

• People who possess listed synthetic cannabinoids or cannabinoid-like compounds would face criminal penalties.
• Law enforcement, prosecutors, and the courts would enforce and adjudicate these offenses under current penalties.

Key Provisions

• Adds specific synthetic cannabinoid compounds (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) to the illegal possession list under 13A-12-214.1.
• Prohibits Salvia divinorum and related plant parts, extracts, and derivatives.
• Violations carry the same penalties as existing drug offenses under sections 13A-12-213 and 13A-12-214.
• Addresses Amendment 621 local-funding rules, stating the bill is exempt because it creates or amends a crime, and sets the effective date as the first day of the third month after executive approval.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses