Alabama Medical Marijuana Laws

Status

Operational

Law Signed:

2021

ALABAMA MEDICAL CANNABIS QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

A patient may be certified for the Alabama medical cannabis program if they meet any of the following criteria:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Cancer-related cachexia, nausea or vomiting, weight loss, or chronic pain
Crohn’s Disease
Depression
Epilepsy or a condition causing seizures
HIV/AIDS-related nausea or weight loss
Panic disorder
Parkinson’s disease
Persistent nausea that is not significantly responsive to traditional treatment, except for nausea related to pregnancy, cannabis-induced cyclical vomiting syndrome, or cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Spasticity associated with a motor neuron disease, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Spasticity associated with Multiple Sclerosis or a spinal cord injury
Terminal illness
Tourette’s Syndrome
A condition causing chronic or intractable pain in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or has proved ineffective
* State law further requires recommending physicians to cite documentation indicating that “conventional medical treatment or therapy has failed” prior to issuing a medical cannabis recommendation.

ALABAMA MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

Registered Alabama medical cannabis patients are permitted to possess a maximum of 70 daily dosages of authorized medical cannabis products at one time. Doses are capped at a maximum of 50 milligrams for the first 90 days, and Alabama patients are not permitted access to cannabis flower material or cannabis-infused edible products. Medical cannabis formulations must be in the form of tablets, capsules, tinctures, or gel cubes for oral use; gels, oils or creams for topical use, or suppositories, transdermal patches, nebulizers, or liquids or oils for use in an inhaler. Patients age 18 or younger are limited to low-THC cannabis products.

ALABAMA MEDICAL CANNABIS HOME CULTIVATION

Home cultivation of marijuana is strictly prohibited for Alabama medical cannabis patients, as state law does not permit individuals to grow their own cannabis plants.

ALABAMA MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES ALLOWED

Yes, Alabama permits the operation of state-licensed medical cannabis dispensaries.

ALABAMA MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL

Yes, Alabama medical cannabis dispensaries are operational.

ALABAMA MEDICAL CANNABIS DELIVERY

No, medical cannabis delivery is not permitted under Alabama medical cannabis laws. Patients or caregivers must obtain products directly from a licensed dispensary.