Medical Marijuana In Alabama: Senate Committee Approves Bill

MONTGOMERY, AL — The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana in Alabama. The committee voted 8-1 in favor of the bill. A bill last year approving a study into the legalization of medical marijuana was passed by the legislature, creating the Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission.

The bill would allow patients to be prescribed medical marijuana for 15 medical conditions:

1. autism spectrum disorder
2. Anxiety
3. epilepsy
4. cancer
5. Crohn's Disease
6. degenerative or pervasive neurological disorders
7. fibromyalgia
8. glaucoma
9. HIV/AIDS
10. muscle disorders, including those associated with muscle spasms
11. opioid addiction
12. pain syndromes or pain associated with other medical conditions
13. post traumatic stress disorder
14. sleep disorders
15. Tourette’s Syndrome

The bill now goes to the Senate for approval.