Bill > SB46

This bill establishes the Darren Wesley 'Ato' Hall Compassion Act, which creates a program to allow the use of medical cannabis in Alabama for certain qualifying medical conditions. The bill sets up the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to oversee the program, including licensing cultivators, processors, secure transporters, testing laboratories, and dispensaries. It also establishes a patient registry system, physician certification requirements, and guidelines for the packaging, labeling, and testing of medical cannabis products. The bill also levies a 9% tax on retail sales of medical cannabis and an annual privilege tax on medical cannabis businesses. Additionally, the bill creates the Consortium for Medical Cannabis Research to fund research on cannabis and medical cannabis. The bill makes changes to the state's criminal trespass law and driver's license requirements related to medical cannabis use.