Legislature
Alabama's new law severely restricts hemp and CBD products, banning smokable hemp, capping THC, and prohibiting online sales, impacting businesses statewide.
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CBD stories
Legislature
The new law bans smokable and Delta strain products, limits THC content, and restricts where hemp and CBD can be sold.
Legislature
Smokable hemp and CBD products including flower buds and vapes will soon be banned in Alabama.
Legislature
The plan is to piece together ideas from other Senate bills and substitute that creation in place of the House bill.
Legislature
The bill now moves forward to the Senate for consideration.
Featured Opinion
Alabama doesn’t need to be in the business of manufacturing criminals.
Health
Interested parties must request an application form by Oct. 17 and will have until Dec. 30 to submit the application.
Health
CBD derived from hemp is already available over-the-counter. Medical cannabis will be heavily regulated.
State
The last day to apply for an industrial hemp license is Nov. 29.
State
H. Marty Schelper will be the key note speaker at Hemp Fest this weekend in Scottsboro.