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AL HB243
Bill
Status
3/20/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mike Ball
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AI Summary
HB243 - CARE Act (Medical Cannabis) Summary
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Creates the CARE Act establishing a medical cannabis program allowing qualified patients with certain medical conditions to legally possess and use cannabis with a valid medical cannabis card issued by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.
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Establishes a 9-member Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to regulate all aspects of medical cannabis including patient registration, dispensary licensing, cultivation, processing, and product testing; commission members appointed by Governor, Senate President Pro Tempore, and House Speaker by August 30, 2019.
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Lists 31 qualifying medical conditions including cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy, PTSD, autism, Alzheimer's, and terminal conditions; qualified health care providers (physicians, PAs, certified nurse practitioners) must complete a 2-hour course before approving patients.
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Imposes 9% state sales tax on medical cannabis retail sales and 10% annual privilege tax on gross net worth for non-rural businesses; creates Medical Cannabis Fund from tax proceeds and licensing fees to administer the program.
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Extends Carly's Law (CBD research) until January 1, 2021; revises Leni's Law to repeal November 1, 2020; allows out-of-state medical cannabis cardholders reciprocal access to Alabama dispensaries.
Legislative Description
Medical Marijuana, program established to allow use of for certain conditions, defense against prosecution for marijuana possession established, Secs. 2-33-1 to 2-33-8, incl., 2-33-20 to 2-33-23, incl., 2-33-40 to 2-33-49, incl., added; Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 13A-12-214.2, 13A-12-214.3 am'd.
Marijuana
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
3/20/2019