Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, told a group of reporters Tuesday that the state is “many years away” for recreational marijuana use to be even considered by state lawmakers.
after opponents fretted over the potential of medical marijuana products potentially getting into the hands of children.The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission meets on Sept. 8, 2022 in Montgomery.
At the State House, lawmakers could push changes to the program before its expected beginning sometime in early 2024.The most notable piece of legislation is, introduced on April 4 by freshman state Rep. David Cole, R-Madison. His bill defines what kinds of conditions a physician can certify a patient for medical marijuana and requires the physician to be board certified in the field of specialty required to diagnose a qualifying medical condition.
Under Cole’s bill, cancer-related conditions must be diagnosed by an oncologist and include documentation that conventional medical treatment has failed. For Chron’s Disease, the bill requires a diagnosis by a gastroenterologist, after documentation indicates conventional medical treatment failed for three years.Depression diagnosed by a psychiatrist, after documentation indicates that conventional medical treatment has failed for three years, and the individual is unable to work.
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