Alex Jobin

Advocates said lawmakers blocked tougher hemp limits but again failed to ease marijuana penalties, leaving reform stalled as primary elections approached. The Alabama Cannabis Coalition said there were mixed results during the 2026 Legislative Session, which saw several pieces of cannabis-related legislation fail to pass into law. While some bills would have further restricted the sale and use of hemp-derived products in the state, others could have rolled back the criminalization of...

The controversial legislation, signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last year, set major restrictions on the state’s hemp industry, sparking claims of monopoly protection