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July 17, 2025 -ALABAMA - The article from Marijuana Moment, published on July 14, 2025, reports on a GOP-controlled House committee's new spending bill that aims to prevent the Justice Department from rescheduling or descheduling marijuana. While blocking rescheduling efforts, the bill notably retains a provision protecting state medical cannabis programs from federal interference, though with new language allowing for enhanced penalties near schools and parks. This legislative move comes as...
July 27, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - The provided text from "Marijuana Moment" highlights a growing disparity between the federal government's classification of marijuana and the increasing recognition of its medicinal properties. Despite the U.S. government maintaining cannabis as a Schedule I drug, signifying no accepted medical use, a USDA database explicitly describes it as "medicinal," and the Department of Health and Human Services has acknowledged its medical utility. The article also details...
Bill Britt's latest hit piece in the Alabama Political Reporter isn't journalism-it's political hackery at its worst. It's a smear job aimed squarely at Senator Tommy Tuberville, and by extension, President Donald J. Trump and the America First movement. This piece isn't journalism, it's a hit job dressed up as an opinion column, and it's got all the hallmarks of a writer who's more interested in zingers than facts. First off, Britt's has no sources. He leans on vague "multiple sources" and...
On May 17, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Darren Wesley "Ato" Hall Compassion Act. Alabama became the 36th state to allow for a medical cannabis program for patients with a qualifying illness. Unfortunately, that program never got off the ground despite the state spending millions of dollars. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee was mulling legislation designed to fix the legislation they passed four years ago. Senator Tim Melson...
February 3, 2025 - On May 17, 2021, the State of Alabama approved a medical cannabis bill that would allow patients with a qualified illness, upon recommendation from their doctor, receive medical cannabis. After a lengthy rule writing procedure, and an even lengthier application process, the State finally awarded cannabis licenses to dozens of qualified candidates. Then things went completely off the rails. Two and a half years later, the Alabama cannabis industry is mired in litigation. Not...
