Alabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 on Wednesday to approve a medical cannabis bill, moving the measure to the full Senate, WSFA-12 reports. Three committee members abstained on approving what would be a state constitutional amendment.
Currently, the state does permit the University of Alabama at Birmingham to research the use of CBD products under what is known as Carly’s Law; the proposed CARE Act would extend that law until 2021.
The measure would also establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, which would set up a patient registry and issue patient identification cards and operator licenses. The bill sets patient application fees at $65 with $65 annual renewal fees but does not lay out the fees for would-be cultivators, processors, transporters, manufacturers, packagers, or dispensaries. It also does not layout taxes for the industry.
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