420 with CNW – Alabama Legislative Panel Recommends the Legalization of Medical Marijuana
When a state Senate bill to legalize medical marijuana in Alabama was met with stiff resistance in the state Assembly, a compromise was reached to create a panel to study the matter further and recommend a way forward for the state. That legislative panel voted last week to proceed with legalization in a move that has been lauded by marijuana advocates. The Medical Cannabis Study Commission is made up of 18 members and 12 of them voted in favor of medical marijuana legalization. Three abstained and the other three members voted against legalization. The report of the panel indicates that…