(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 the state shall be licensed, and licenses shall be granted to integrated facilities, as well as to independent entities in the following categories: Cultivator, processor, dispensary, secure transporter, and testing laboratory.
(b) The commission shall license and regulate all aspects of medical cannabis under this article, excluding cultivation. The Department of Agriculture and Industries shall license and regulate the cultivation of cannabis. For integrated facility licenses, the commission and the department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding relating to the sharing of regulatory and licensing and enforcement authority over licensees with regard to the cultivation function.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 20 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics.
Chapter 2A - Darren Wesley "Ato" Hall Compassion Act.
Article 4 - Cultivation, Processing, and Dispensing of Medical Cannabis.
Section 20-2A-50 - Licensing and Regulation of Medical Cannabis.
Section 20-2A-51 - License Quantities; Operation of Dispensing Sites.
Section 20-2A-53 - License Application Requirements.
Section 20-2A-54 - Statewide Seed-to-Sale Tracking System.
Section 20-2A-55 - License Application Procedures.
Section 20-2A-57 - Suspension, Revocation, etc., of License.
Section 20-2A-58 - Exclusivity of License; Transfer Request.
Section 20-2A-59 - Criminal Background Check of Prospective Officers, Employees, Etc.
Section 20-2A-60 - Third-Party Inventory Control and Tracking System.
Section 20-2A-61 - Advertisement and Display Restrictions.
Section 20-2A-62 - Cultivator Licensing.
Section 20-2A-63 - Processor Licensing.
Section 20-2A-64 - Dispensary Licensing.
Section 20-2A-65 - Secure Transporter Licensing.
Section 20-2A-66 - State Testing Laboratory Licensing.