Medical Marijuana, program established to allow use of for certain conditions, defense against prosecution for marijuana possession established, Secs. 2-33-1 to 2-33-8, incl., 2-33-20 to 2-33-23, incl., 2-33-40 to 2-33-49, incl., added; Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 3A-12-214.2, 13A-12-214.3 am'd.
Description
Relating to the medical use of marijuana; to amend Sections 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 13A-12-214.2, 13A-12-214.3, and 20-2-214, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add a new Chapter 2A to Title 20, Code of Alabama 1975; to create the CARE Act; to exempt from the crime of unlawful possession or use of marijuana a resident diagnosed with a qualifying condition who has a valid medical cannabis card for the medical use of cannabis; to establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission and provide for its membership and duties; to provide for a patient registry system of qualified patients and designated caregivers and provide for issuance of medical cannabis cards to registrants; to license the cultivation, processing, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, dispensing, and sale of cannabis; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to inspect licensed facilities; to impose taxes; to create a Medical Cannabis Fund and provide for its proceeds and expenditures; to provide definitions; to extend Carly's
Law; to make conforming changes to Leni's Law; to repeal Leni's Law at a later date; to require reporting to the Legislature; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
Subjects
Marijuana
Bill Actions
Action Date
Chamber
Action
May 31, 2019
S
Assigned Act No. 2019-511.
May 31, 2019
H
Signature Requested
May 31, 2019
S
Enrolled
May 31, 2019
S
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
May 31, 2019
S
Melson motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1480
May 31, 2019
S
Concurrence Requested
May 31, 2019
H
Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 31, 2019
H
Garrett intended to vote Yea
May 31, 2019
H
Garrett intended to vote Yea
May 31, 2019
H
Garrett intended to vote Yea
May 31, 2019
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1275
May 31, 2019
H
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1274
May 31, 2019
H
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1273
May 31, 2019
H
Health Amendment Offered
May 31, 2019
H
Health first Substitute Offered
May 31, 2019
H
Third Reading Passed
May 29, 2019
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
May 9, 2019
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
May 9, 2019
S
Engrossed
May 9, 2019
S
Melson motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Voice Vote
May 9, 2019
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 683
May 9, 2019
S
Third Reading Passed
May 8, 2019
S
Melson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
May 8, 2019
S
Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 680
May 8, 2019
S
Melson first Substitute Offered
May 8, 2019
S
Melson motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
May 8, 2019
S
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
April 25, 2019
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
April 4, 2019
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary