Cannabis laws and bills in Alabama

Every bill in the Alabama Legislature that falls inside the Cannabis Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in Scope

Past Committee

10 March 2026

Most Recent Action

Cannabis bills in Alabama

1Enacted

2Past committee

12Introduced or inactive

15 bills in scope

Enacted

HB 445Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed27 May 2025Enacted

Past committee

HB 72Crimes & offenses; smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicle when child is present prohibited, criminal penalties provided, notification of Department of Human Resources required, mandatory reporting if child smells of marijuana required29 January 2026Passed chamber HJR 250Alabama Legislative Study Commission on Hemp and Cannabinoid Regulation, created14 May 2025Passed committee

Introduced or inactive

HB 590Consumable hemp products; exempt pharmacies selling consumable hemp products from licensing and oversight by ABC Board; Pharmacy Board required to enforce consumable hemp safety requirements for pharmacies10 March 2026In committee SB 321Psychoactive cannabinoids; psychoactive derivatives of hemp added as Schedule I drug; possession and use of psychoactive cannabinoids prohibited and criminal penalties provided; consumable hemp product laws repealed24 February 2026In committee SB 285Crimes and offenses; unlawful possession of marijuana; crime revised based on amount of ounces possessed; criminal penalties revised10 February 2026In committee SB 1Controlled substances; regulate sale of nonpsychoactive consumable hemp products by Agriculture Department; require sale of products only in pharmacies; add psychoactive derivatives of hemp as Schedule I drug13 January 2026In committee SB 237Psychoactive cannabinoids in hemp; regulate under Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; hemp beverages and psychoactive hemp products defined; licensure required; penalties imposed for violations6 May 2025Dead SB 255Cannabinoid products from hemp; sale regulated by Revenue Department, licensure required; tax imposed6 May 2025Dead SB 273Controlled substances; regulate sale of nonpsychoactive consumable hemp products by Agriculture Department; require sale of products only in pharmacies; add psychoactive derivatives of hemp as Schedule I drug6 May 2025Dead SB 72Medical Cannabis Commission; process for selecting integrated facility licenses revised, appeals process of commission determinations revised, number of integrated facility licenses to be issued increased6 May 2025Dead SB 182Psychoactive cannabinoids; prohibit sale of beverages containing psychoactive cannabinoids; criminal penalties provided20 February 2025In committee SB 176Crimes and offenses; unlawful distribution of a controlled substance further provided for; unlawful sale of a controlled substance enhancements amended; unlawful distribution of marijuana created and penalties established18 February 2025In committee SB 132Controlled substances; psychoactive derivatives of hemp added as Schedule I drug6 February 2025In committee SB 50Crimes and offenses; unlawful possession of marijuana; crime revised based on amount of ounces possessed; criminal penalties revised4 February 2025In committee

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What's In Scope

How Cannabis Legislation bills are selected

In scope is any bill regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, distribution, sale, possession or taxation of cannabis and cannabis products: adult-use and medical programmes, licence classes and the agency that issues them, excise rates and revenue allocation, social equity licensing and automatic expungement, intoxicating hemp and cannabinoid products, potency limits, packaging and labelling, impaired driving, workplace and tenancy protections for lawful use, and banking and insurance access for licensees.

Scope is defined by a written topic profile that every bill is measured against. The profiles are drafted by a model and validated by retrieval measurement against a judged set of bills, not reviewed by an attorney. LawSignals is a research tool and does not provide legal advice.

Other practice areas in Alabama

Cannabis legislation in other jurisdictions

52 more currently hold bills in this tracker

Alabama is one of Cannabis Legislation's jurisdictions

The tracker follows this subject everywhere it is legislated, and publishes a monthly issue on what moved across all of them.

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