Medical cannabis supporters advocated for making medical cannabis, which is stalled due to litigation, available in Alabama.
The Patients' Coalition for Medical Cannabis, a new organization advocating for possible patients, hosted speakers Wednesday in Montgomery to discuss potential benefits for patients, setbacks in Alabama and other states that have active medical cannabis programs.
"Let me ask you this question: Who are these lawsuits serving? They're not serving the patients. I've been suffering for three years," said Amanda Taylor, an advocate for medical cannabis and a former medical cannabis patient in Arizona. She said she has seven conditions, including multiple sclerosis, that could be treated with medical cannabis.
Alabama Legislature approved the medical marijuana program in 2021, but litigation over licenses has ground the process to a halt.
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