# Alabama SB273: Controlled 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 drug

Alabama SB273, Controlled 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 drug, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by April Weaver (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB273
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Controlled 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 drug
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: April Weaver (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Crimes & Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: April Weaver (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Garlan Gudger (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Larry Stutts (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-05-06: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB273-int.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB273-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB273-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).