HB550 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Patricia Todd
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Cannabis, legalizing for personal use
Description: Under existing law, the possession and use of cannabis is a criminal act.
This bill would allow the possession, use, and cultivation of limited amounts of cannabis for personal use by persons 21 years of age or older; would authorize the Department of Revenue to regulate the cultivation, processing, packaging, testing, transportation, display, and sale of cannabis and cannabis accessories; would prohibit the sale of cannabis except by regulated retail cannabis stores; and would provide for a tax on the sale of cannabis.
This bill would also authorize the medical use of cannabis for certain qualifying patients who have been diagnosed by a physician as having a serious medical condition.
Subjects: Cannabis

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security