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What’s in Alabama’s medical marijuana bill?
What’s in Alabama’s medical marijuana bill?
A bill to allow people with chronic pain and more than a dozen other conditions to seek relief with medical marijuana products is a step away from becoming law in Alabama. The Legislature passed the bill by a two-to-one margin, with support from lawmakers in both parties. About 40% of Republican legislators voted against it. The bill went to Gov. Kay Ivey, who could sign it into law. Ivey said…
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Alabama Legislature votes to legalize medical marijuana The measure would create a medical cannabis commission to regulate, license and oversee distribution of medical marijuana. Doctors could prescribe medical marijuana for several conditions including cancer, a terminal illness, epilepsy and chronic pain. Patients would receive medical cannabis cards, and vaping or smoking of medical marijuana would be prohibited while products including gummies, oils or creams are allowed. The House version of SB 46 passed 68-34 in the chamber with bipartisan support Thursday after a vote on the measure had been blocked by Republicans during a nearly nine-hour debate in the chamber Tuesday night. The Senate, which initially passed the measure in February, approved of amendments to the legislation made by the House on Thursday night by a 20-9 vote, with one abstention. The legislation now heads to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature. Gina Maiola, press secretary for Ivey, told CNN in an email Thursday that “as with any piece of legislation that reaches the governor’s desk, we look forward to thoroughly reviewing it.” “We appreciate the debate from the Legislature on the topic,” Maiola continued. “This is certainly an emotional issue. We are sensitive to that and will give it the diligence it deserves.” The move toward legalizing medical marijuana in the conservative state comes as more state legislatures move to legalize recreational use of marijuana, including another Southern state, Virginia, where marijuana possession will become legal July 1. Mississippi residents voted to create a medical marijuana program during the November election. Alabama would be the 37th state to approve of medical marijuana, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The House sponsor of the legislation, Republican state Rep. Mike Ball, who had opposed previous medical marijuana measures and said he changed his mind after looking into the medical benefits of it, told CNN the bill could change other people’s minds about the state. “It might make a statement about our compassion. It might make a statement that we’re not completely closed to everything,” Ball said. “A lot of times folks get set in their ways and it’s just hard to open your heart to something. … It just tells you that we are changing our mind about some things, it’s just a slow go.” He also called for those opposed to the legalization of medical marijuana in the state to “open your heart, open your mind and listen to the other side.” Republican state Rep. Rich Wingo, who voted against the bill, told CNN on Thursday that he has fears about how it will be distributed and packaged. “They are suggesting chewable gummy-type candy, I would rather see it in a form that is least appealing from a child’s view,” Wingo wrote an email. “My point is anything that is less attractive to a child, a child could possibly see these gummys (left unattended) and think they are candy or daily vitamins as example.” The measure also faces opposition beyond the legislature from 23 Alabama district attorneys, who in April wrote a letter to the State Legislature urging lawmakers to oppose the bill, calling marijuana “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Efforts to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana and overhaul marijuana laws in the state, where recreational use is illegal, have long been debated, including since 2005, when Democratic state Rep. Laura Hall introduced medical marijuana legislation. The latest bill is named the “Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act” after her son who died of AIDS. In 2019, Ivey signed legislation sponsored by Republican state Sen. Tim Melson into law that created a commission to study medical marijuana and extended “Carly’s Law,” allowing the use of CBD oil to treat children with seizures. In April, Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin issued a blanket pardon for more than 15,000 closed marijuana convictions from 1990 to 2020. This story has been updated with additional reporting. Source link Orbem News #Alabama #Alabamamedicalmarijuana:Legislaturevotestolegalizeuse-CNNPolitics #Legalize #legislature #Marijuana #medical #Politics #Votes
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Alabama Legislature votes to legalize medical marijuana
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The measure would create a medical cannabis commission to regulate, license and oversee distribution of medical marijuana. Doctors could prescribe medical marijuana for several conditions including cancer, a terminal illness, epilepsy and chronic pain. Patients would receive medical cannabis cards, and vaping or smoking of medical marijuana would be prohibited while products including gummies, oils or creams are allowed.
The House version of SB 46 passed 68-34 in the chamber with bipartisan support Thursday after a vote on the measure had been blocked by Republicans during a nearly nine-hour debate in the chamber Tuesday night. The Senate, which initially passed the measure in February, approved of amendments to the legislation made by the House on Thursday night by a 20-9 vote, with one abstention. The legislation now heads to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature.
Gina Maiola, press secretary for Ivey, told Appradab in an email Thursday that “as with any piece of legislation that reaches the governor’s desk, we look forward to thoroughly reviewing it.”
“We appreciate the debate from the Legislature on the topic,” Maiola continued. “This is certainly an emotional issue. We are sensitive to that and will give it the diligence it deserves.”
The move toward legalizing medical marijuana in the conservative state comes as more state legislatures move to legalize recreational use of marijuana, including another Southern state, Virginia, where marijuana possession will become legal July 1. Mississippi residents voted to create a medical marijuana program during the November election.
Alabama would be the 37th state to approve of medical marijuana, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The House sponsor of the legislation, Republican state Rep. Mike Ball, who had opposed previous medical marijuana measures and said he changed his mind after looking into the medical benefits of it, told Appradab the bill could change other people’s minds about the state.
“It might make a statement about our compassion. It might make a statement that we’re not completely closed to everything,” Ball said. “A lot of times folks get set in their ways and it’s just hard to open your heart to something. … It just tells you that we are changing our mind about some things, it’s just a slow go.”
He also called for those opposed to the legalization of medical marijuana in the state to “open your heart, open your mind and listen to the other side.”
Republican state Rep. Rich Wingo, who voted against the bill, told Appradab on Thursday that he has fears about how it will be distributed and packaged.
“They are suggesting chewable gummy-type candy, I would rather see it in a form that is least appealing from a child’s view,” Wingo wrote an email. “My point is anything that is less attractive to a child, a child could possibly see these gummys (left unattended) and think they are candy or daily vitamins as example.”
The measure also faces opposition beyond the legislature from 23 Alabama district attorneys, who in April wrote a letter to the State Legislature urging lawmakers to oppose the bill, calling marijuana “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
Efforts to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana and overhaul marijuana laws in the state, where recreational use is illegal, have long been debated, including since 2005, when Democratic state Rep. Laura Hall introduced medical marijuana legislation. The latest bill is named the “Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act” after her son who died of AIDS.
In 2019, Ivey signed legislation sponsored by Republican state Sen. Tim Melson into law that created a commission to study medical marijuana and extended “Carly’s Law,” allowing the use of CBD oil to treat children with seizures. In April, Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin issued a blanket pardon for more than 15,000 closed marijuana convictions from 1990 to 2020.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
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The Alabama Legislature goes into session tomorrow, but already lawmakers are not shying away from controversial topics. State Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, is bringing back his medical marijuana legislation for 2021. The legalization of medical marijuana is an issue that Melson brought up in 2019 and in 2020. Both times, the Alabama Senate narrowly passed the legislation and both times, the decriminalization of medical marijuana failed to get out of committee in the Alabama House of Representatives. This year, Melson’s bill has been pre-filed in the state Senate as Senate Bill 46.
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Way to go #alabama and the #alabamacannabis community 👏👏👏👏👏 An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. The legislation would allow patients with qualifying conditions to purchase cannabis products from licensed dispensaries. It would be a limited system, however, prohibiting patients from smoking or vaping marijuana. The Senate Judiciary Committee cleared the bill in a 8-1 vote, with one abstention. The next stop for the legislation will be the Senate floor. The proposal would establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, which would be responsible for overseeing a patient registry database, issuing medical cannabis cards and approving licenses for marijuana dispensaries, cultivators, transporters and testing facilities. This vote comes two months after a panel created by the legislature, the Medical Cannabis Study Commission, issued a recommendation that Alabama implement a medical cannabis program. The full Senate approved a medical cannabis legalization bill last year, but it was diluted in the House to only provide for the establishment of the study commission. Sen. Tim Melson (R) sponsored both versions of the legislation and served as chairman of the review panel. The current bill has been revised from the earlier version. For example, this one does not require patients to exhaust traditional treatment options before they can access medical cannabis. #legalizeit (at Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wbzZhpl_k/?igshid=qbf1q4j2l3be
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Clash Over “Medical Marijuana” In Alabama
September 10 , 2019 (Tokyo, Japan) - It was inevitable there would be a clash over what constitutes “medical marijuana” and whether or not it could be considered a medical alternative. In Alabama, a commission was formed to study whether or not Alabama should join 34 other states in legalizing marijuana. There are only currently 10 states that have legalized marijuana for both medical uses and for recreational uses. The remaining states have only made it legal for both uses. One of the commission members is probably correct in suggesting marijuana is not a medicine. By a strict definition of medicine this may be true. However, testimony by people who have been significantly helped by marijuana to relieve pain and physical suffering will play a big part on whether pot is legalized or not in these remaining states like Alabama. It’s a plant that has been around for thousands of years. If you’re an American traveling with what you think is “medical marijuana”, remember that in other countries there is no such thing as “medical marijuana” so be extremely careful.
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No such thing as medical marijuana, Alabama cannabis commission told
September 9, 2019 | By Mike Cason | [email protected]
Sharp disagreement broke out today at the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission during a meeting that also included testimony from four people about how medical marijuana relieved crippling pain and symptoms for them or their relatives.
The Legislature set up the commission to study whether Alabama should join 34 states in legalizing medical marijuana. The group met for the second time at the State House.
Commission member Stephen Taylor, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and addiction psychiatrist, said marijuana is not a medicine and that calling it medicine will lead more young people to use it with harmful effects.
“If it hasn’t been validated as a medicine, we shouldn’t be calling it medical marijuana or medical cannabis,” Taylor said. “And the idea that we would just put something out there and call it medicine for the people of our state to use when it really isn’t a legitimate medicine, that concerns me. That means that we are taking the chance at causing more harm than good. And that’s the opposite of what we’re supposed to be doing.”
Taylor pointed out that U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory in August about the dangers of marijuana use by teens and pregnant women and misperceptions about the safety of marijuana.
Taylor’s comments brought a response from Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, chairman of the Medical Cannabis Commission and a supporter of medical marijuana. Melson, who is an anesthesiologist and medical researcher, said there are studies showing medical marijuana can help some patients, whether it’s called medicine or not.
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A 15-person panel in Alabama convened for the first time Tuesday to consider whether medical marijuana is right for the state.
The panel, known as the Medical Cannabis Study Commission, was born out of a bill to legalize medical cannabis that was introduced in the Alabama state legislature earlier this year. As lawmakers called for more information, the legislation was shifted from a proposal to legalize medical marijuana to instead appoint a commission to study the issue.
Nearly three months later, the commission met Monday at the state capital of Montgomery, listening to presentations on medical marijuana policies in other states, as well as appeals from advocates.
The commission heard from Cynthia Atkinson, the widow of a local meteorologist, Dan Atkinson, who died from Parkinson’s in 2017.
“He had Parkinson’s for over 10 years,” Cynthia said, as quoted by AL.com. “At times his legs, most of the time for the last three years, his legs would feel like he was in vice grips.”
The website noted that Atkinson and her late husband traveled to Colorado in 2015 to seek treatment, and that he found relief from patches containing THC.
But unlike Colorado, which became one of the first two states to legalize pot for recreational use in 2012, such products remain very much illegal in Alabama. As such, Atkinson said her husband relied on opioids toward the end of his life.
“He fought the good fight,” she said. “But I do believe that there would have been a lot less side effects as a result of trying something that’s much more natural. It’s a plant, it’s not a synthetic chemical.”
The chairman of the commission is Republican state Sen. Tim Melson, who sponsored the bill to legalize medical cannabis earlier this year.
Melson’s original legislation would have given the go-ahead for doctors in Alabama to recommend medical marijuana for patients suffering from roughly a dozen conditions, including cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Medical marijuana is legal in more than 30 states across the U.S., but implementation has lagged in many places over concerns that pot remains illegal on the federal level. Under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is labeled as a “Schedule 1” drug, the same category as heroin.
Melson said in May that he understood the misgivings of some of his colleagues.
“It’s a big step,” Melson said at the time. “And everybody is stepping out of their comfort zone. You’re asking for a Schedule 1 drug to be given to patients. And it’s the same drug that’s been enjoyed and abused by people throughout the years, centuries and centuries.”
Under the revised bill, the Medical Cannabis Study Commission will hold at least three public hearings like one conducted Tuesday before reporting its findings to the legislature in December.
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Melson funds technology upgrade News Courier The conference room in McCain Hall, home to Athens State University's College of Education, recently received a technology upgrade thanks to State Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence. After ongoing renovations on campus caused the admissions department to ...
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Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday in Alabama
Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday in Alabama
The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday debated legislation to make medical marijuana legally available in the state of Alabama for the first time in a century. The legislation was filibustered for more than nine hours by a group of about 20 conservative Republicans who vehemently oppose the legislation, led by state Rep. Jim Carns, R-Vestavia. Senate Bill 46 is sponsored by Sen. Tim…
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Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill Would Legalize Treatment for PTSD; Decatur Veteran Says He’d Try It
The medical marijuana debate is returning to Montgomery, and potential treatments for one veteran could be in the balance. Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, filed Senate Bill 165. The bill is titled the “Compassion Act,” and would regulate medical marijuana from seed to sale. It could not be smoked, and does not legalize recreational marijuana. However, it would legalize use (with a prescription) for the following conditions: - Read the entire article at WSFA12 News.
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L’Alabama, nouvel Etat américain à faire un pas vers le retour aux monnaies d’or et d’argent contre la Fed
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La création monétaire effrénée menée par la Fed – la Banque centrale américaine –, l’engouement spéculatif explosif pour les crypto-monnaies et la surveillance de plus en plus pesante des autorités sur les échanges via les outils numériques, minent la confiance dans les supports monétaires. Répondant à ce souci, un projet de loi examiné par le parlement d’Alabama prévoit de donner à l’or et à l’argent un statut de quasi-monnaie en les exemptant de taxes. Ce texte permettrait l’utilisation de ces métaux précieux dans les transactions monétaires. Ses conséquences pourraient être énormes, estiment ses avocats, si la loi est adoptée par les deux chambres du parlement de l’Etat sudiste.
L’Utah et le Texas ont déjà sauté le pas de l’or et de l’argent
Des textes similaires ont été adoptés dans plusieurs Etats de l’Union – l’Utah en premier lieu, le Texas… –, avec l’intention de marginaliser progressivement les billets émis par la Réserve fédérale en encourageant l’usage de monnaies métalliques, depuis longtemps considérées comme « la vraie monnaie ».
En Alabama, l’intention première n’était pas celle-ci, même si les porteurs du projet de loi y voient un « bénéfice collatéral ». Le texte exempte de taxes d’Etat et de fiscalité d’usage, au moins pour cinq ans, l’or, l’argent et le platine sous forme de barres, de lingots et de pièces, et les lingots de palladium. La bijouterie restera taxée.
Le texte est porté par deux Républicains, un au Sénat ( Tim Melson ) et l’autre à la Chambre ( Ron Johnson ) de l’Etat. Johnson explique que les taxes à la vente sur les métaux précieux et les pièces génèrent environ 200.000 dollars de revenus annuels mais que cette exemption pourrait paradoxalement en rapporter beaucoup plus – par d’autres moyens. Déjà, relève-t-il, son bureau a reçu de nombreux appels d’entreprises qui proposent de tenir des marchés de métaux et pièces en Alabama si les taxes actuelles sont abrogées.
Contre la Fed : si l’Alabama vote pour la détaxation de l’or et de l’argent, il en résultera une nouvelle monnaie métallique
Graham Champion, prestataire et lobbyiste représentant en Alabama les négociants en pièces et lingots et partisan du projet de loi, explique que l’intention première ne consistait pas à lancer une nouvelle monnaie métallique. « Mais cela pourrait en devenir un bénéfice collatéral », reconnaît-il. « La première motivation de ce projet de loi est que nous ne devrions pas avoir de taxes à la vente sur les investissements », explique-t-il, notant que « Les métaux précieux sont un investissement et non un bien destiné à être consommé ».
Reste qu’au-delà des intentions premières du texte, les partisans d’une monnaie solide et les défenseurs de la Constitution lui ont déjà apporté un soutien actif. Parmi eux, le Tenth Amendment Center (TAC), une association qui milite pour une abrogation des lois inconstitutionnelles par les gouvernements d’Etats, comme cela était permis par les plus importants des Pères fondateurs des Etats-Unis. Le directeur de la communication du TAC, Mike Maharrey, prône les avantages d’une monnaie métallique sûre : « Imaginez demander à un caissier d’épicerie de vous changer un billet de 5 dollars et qu’il vous taxe de 35 cents : absurde, non ? Après tout, vous lui demandez de changer une forme de monnaie pour une autre. Or c’est en quelque sorte ce que la fiscalité d’Alabama sur l’or et l’argent impose actuellement. »
Mike Maharrey montre qu’or et argent rompront le monopole de la Fed
Une étude du TAC explique ainsi, sous la plume de Mike Maharrey, qu’en supprimant les taxes sur les échanges de métaux précieux, « L’Alabama va considérer ces espèces comme de la monnaie et non comme un produit ». « Cela représente un petit pas vers le rétablissement de l’or et de l’argent comme monnaies légales, rompant le monopole de la Fed sur le numéraire » et permettant d’utiliser ces métaux pour les échanges commerciaux réguliers. « Un pas important en faveur d’une mise en concurrence monétaire », ajoute-t-il, relevant que « Si une monnaie forte acquiert une place sur le marché face aux billets de la Fed, les gens pourront préférer la stabilité, confirmée au fil du temps, de l’or et de l’argent, à la monnaie-papier en cours de dévaluation rapide » de la banque centrale.
Il relève aussi que l’article I, section 10 de la Constitution interdit aux Etats d’émettre « quoi que ce soit d’autre que des pièces d’or et d’argent, pour moyens légaux de paiement ». Le TAC et de nombreux autres partisans d’une application stricte de la Loi fondamentale dénoncent le fait que cette disposition constitutionnelle clé ait été passée par profits et pertes par les gouvernements des Etats fédérés depuis bien trop longtemps. Ceux-ci en ont même pris l’exact contre-pied en taxant les échanges de ces métaux précieux.
Willliam Greene prévoit un afflux de valeurs solides dans les caisses du Trésor d’Alabama
Le professeur William Greene se félicite aussi que l’introduction de monnaies d’or et d’argent en concurrence avec les billets de la Fed puissent « balayer » le monopole – et les manipulations – de la banque centrale sur la monnaie fiduciaire. « De ce fait, une série de conséquences pourront suivre, estime-t-il, avec un afflux de valeurs solides dans les caisses du Trésor, un apport d’activités bancaires venues de l’extérieur de l’Etat, les personnes préférant une monnaie solide à une monnaie en dévaluation constante ; et une possible contestation générale des manipulations de la Fed ».
L’Alabama, peuplé de 4,8 millions d’habitants et qui se situe seulement au 42e rang (sur 50) pour le revenu moyen par foyer, fait partie des Etats qui résistent aux excès du gouvernement fédéral. Il a ainsi été le premier à interdire sur son territoire l’exécution du très controversé Agenda 21 des Nations unies « pour le développement durable », dénonçant une attaque massive contre la propriété privée. Tous ses élus, démocrates comme républicains, avaient voté en ce sens.
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Alabama Senate approves medical marijuana bill
Alabama Senate approves medical marijuana bill
Alabama senators took only about 15 minutes this afternoon to pass a bill to regulate the production, sales and use of medical marijuana. The legislation would still have to pass the House of Representatives to become law. On a 21-8 vote, the Senate passed the bill by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence. It would allow doctors to recommend medical cannabis products for a broad range of conditions such as…
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Alabama medical marijuana bill passes out of Senate committee A bill to allow medical marijuana in Alabama cleared its first hurdle on Wednesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send it to the full chamber.
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Medical marijuana bill passes in senate committee in Alabama
Medical marijuana bill passes in senate committee in Alabama
A proposal to allow medical marijuana in Alabama was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning. Senate Bill 46, called the Compassion Act, was proposed by Republican State Sen. Tim Melson of Florence. It passed by a vote of 8-3. The bill will now go to the senate floor. The proposal calls for establishing an 11-member Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to license growers,…
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Alabama medical marijuana bill headed to Gov. Kay Ivey after historic House vote
Alabama medical marijuana bill headed to Gov. Kay Ivey after historic House vote
The Alabama Legislature Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would create a statewide medical marijuana program, following two historic votes and a House debate spanning more than two days. The House of Representatives voted 68 to 34 to approve the measure, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, despite a lengthy filibuster from about a half-dozen dedicated opponents that delayed a vote…
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