Title 20

(a) The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission shall implement this chapter by making medical cannabis derived from cannabis grown in Alabama available to registered qualified patients and by licensing facilities that process, transport, test, or dispense medical cannabis. (b) The c…

(a) The certifying boards shall promulgate rules and charge reasonable fees to defray expenses incurred in registration and administration of the provisions of this article in regard to the manufacture, dispensing, or distribution of controlled substances within the state. (b) Th…

(a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled substance within this state or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled substance within this state must obtain annually a registration issued by the certif…

(a) The certifying boards shall register only an applicant certified by their respective boards to manufacture, dispense, or distribute controlled substances enumerated in Schedules I, II, III, IV and V; provided, that the State Board of Pharmacy shall register all manufacturers …

(a) Before denying, suspending, or revoking a registration or refusing a renewal of registration, the certifying boards shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked, or suspended or why the renewal should not b…

(a) A registration under Section 20-2-52 to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the certifying boards upon a finding that the registrant: (1) Has furnished false or fraudulent material information in any application filed und…

The certifying boards under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, the State Board of Medical Examiners, and the Medical Licensure Commission are each authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be required to implement the provisions of this chapter. (Acts…

The certifying boards may suspend, without an order to show cause, any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under Section 20-2-54 or where renewal of registration is refused, if it finds that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety wh…

Persons registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances under this article shall keep records and maintain inventories in conformance with the record keeping and inventory requirements of federal law and with any additional rules issued by the State Board…

Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed by a registrant to another registrant only pursuant to an order form. Compliance with the provisions of federal law respecting order forms shall be deemed compliance with this section. (Acts 1971, No. 1407, p. 2378,…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or as otherwise provided by law, a pharmacist may dispense directly a controlled substance in Schedule II only pursuant to a written prescription signed by the practitioner. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a prescrip…

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following: a. A supervising phy…

(a) The board is designated as the certifying board for the registration and approval of an assistant to physician in obtaining or renewing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate. The board is authorized to adopt regulations concerning the application …

The board may grant a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate to an assistant to physician who: (1) Is practicing with appropriate physician supervision as defined herein and in accordance with this article; Title 34, Chapter 24, Article 7, and all rules …

(a) Upon receipt of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate and a valid registration number issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, an assistant to physician may prescribe, administer, authorize for administration, or dispense only …

The board may deny an application of an assistant to physician requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate disciplinary action against an assistant to physician possessing a Qualified Alabama …

(a) Any hearing for disciplinary action against an assistant to physician holding a valid Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate for violations of this article shall be before the board. (b) The board shall have the authority to restrict, suspend, or rev…

(a) An assistant to physician adversely affected by an order of the board denying an application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate or the renewal of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate may obtain judicial review …

(a) The board is authorized to charge and collect fees to defray expenses incurred in the registration and issuance of Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificates and the administration of the provisions of this article. The types and amounts of fees shall b…

Any member of the board, any agent, employee, consultant, or attorney of the board, any person making any report or rendering any opinion or supplying any evidence or information or offering any testimony to the board in connection with any investigation or hearing conducted by t…

The board may adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent, purposes, and provisions of this article. (Act 2009-489, p. 891, §1.)

(a)(1) A resident of this state who is 19 years of age or older is a registered qualified patient if he or she meets all of the following conditions: a. Has been certified by a registered certifying physician as having a qualifying medical condition. b. Is registered with the com…

(a) In order for a physician to qualify as a registered certifying physician, he or she must meet the following requirements: (1) Hold an active license to practice medicine under Chapter 24 of Title 34. (2) Complete a four-hour course related to medical cannabis and complete a s…

A registered certifying physician may not do any of the following: (1) Except for the limited purpose of performing a medical cannabis-related study, accept, solicit, or offer any form of remuneration from or to a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or any licensee, includin…

(a) In order to certify a patient, a registered certifying physician must diagnose the patient with at least one qualifying medical condition or confirm that the patient has been medically diagnosed with at least one qualifying medical condition. (b) Not later than December 1, 20…

Any person who is recommended a daily dosage of medical cannabis that exceeds 75 mg of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol under paragraph (f)(2)b. of Section 20-2A-33, shall automatically have his or her driver’s license suspended, regardless of whether he or she holds a valid medical …

(a) In order to commence, use, and maintain a reliable system to track all aspects of patient and caregiver qualification not later than September 1, 2022, the commission shall establish and administer an integrated, electronic patient and caregiver registry, known as the Alabama…

(a) Once certified, a patient and, if applicable, the patient’s designated caregiver, shall register in the patient registry. The commission shall develop the application and renewal process for patient and designated caregiver registration, that shall include, but not be limited…

(a) It is unlawful for any person: (1) To knowingly or intentionally distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of Section 20-2-58; (2) Who is a registrant to manufacture a controlled substance not authorized by his or her registration or to distribute or dispense…

(a) It is unlawful for any person: (1) To distribute as a registrant a controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II, except pursuant to an order form as required by Section 20-2-57; (2) To use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a re…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any practitioner of dentistry to prescribe, administer, or dispense any controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V for any person not under his treatment in his regular practice of his profession or for any practitioner of veterinary med…

Any penalty imposed for violation of this chapter is in addition to and not in lieu of any civil or administrative penalty or sanction otherwise authorized by law. (Acts 1971, No. 1407, p. 2378, §404.)

(a) The state hereby preemptively regulates medical cannabis from seed-to-sale and shall reasonably regulate and control all aspects of the medical cannabis industry to meet the intent of this chapter. All functions and activities relating to the production of medical cannabis in…

(a) Where the commission is authorized under this article to determine the number of licenses of a specific license category the commission will grant, or increase the number of licenses of a specific license category to grant, the commission shall consider the population of the …

(a) The commission shall have all powers necessary and proper to fully and effectively oversee the operation of medical cannabis facilities licensed pursuant to this article, including the authority to do all of the following: (1) Investigate applicants for licenses, determine th…

(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this article in a timely manner that allows persons to begin applying for a license by September 1, 2022. Rules must ensure safety, security, and integrity of the operation of medical cannabis…

(a) In order to ensure that all medical cannabis sold in the state maintains product quality to protect the health and welfare of state residents, the commission shall establish a statewide seed-to-sale tracking system for use as an integrated cannabis and medical cannabis tracki…

(a) Beginning September 1, 2022, a person may apply to the commission for a license for an integrated facility or for a license in one of the following independent categories: Cultivator, processor, secure transporter, state testing laboratory, or dispensary. The application shal…

(a) Before issuing any license under this article, the commission shall provide notice and a 30-day period during which members of the public may submit written comments regarding an applicant. The commission shall consider all comments received during the 30-day period. The comm…

(a) If any of the following occurs, the commission may deny, suspend, revoke, or restrict a license: (1) An applicant or licensee fails to comply with this article or rules. (2) A licensee no longer meets the eligibility requirements for a license under this article. (3) An appli…

(a) Each license is exclusive to the licensee. A license, and any interest in or rights under a license, and any ownership interest or other beneficial interest in a licensed entity, may not be sold, transferred, assigned, conveyed, or otherwise disposed of in any manner, in whol…

(a) The commission, prior to appointment, employment, or service for a licensee, shall require all officers, employees, contractors, and other individuals performing work of any character who would have access to cannabis, a medical cannabis facility, or related equipment or supp…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a licensee shall adopt and use a third-party inventory control and tracking system that is capable of interfacing with the statewide seed-to-sale tracking system to allow the licensee to enter or access information in the statew…

(a)(1) With regard to any physical structure or vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise used by a licensee, the licensee may not do either of the following: a. Advertise medical cannabis brand names or use graphics related to cannabis or paraphernalia on the exterior of the physical …

AMENDED BY ACT 2024-342, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024. SEE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a)(1) A cultivator license authorizes all of the following: a. The cultivation of cannabis. b. The sale or transfer of cannabis to a processor. c. If the cultivator contracts with a processor to proces…

(a)(1) A processor license authorizes all of the following: a. The purchase or transfer of cannabis from a cultivator. b. The processing of cannabis into medical cannabis which shall include properly packaging and labeling medical cannabis products, in accordance with this sectio…