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Chapter 1 - Standards, Labeling and Adulteration.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 20-1-1 - Short Title; Enforcement of Chapter. - This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama Safe Foods...
Section 20-1-2 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations. - The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to...
Section 20-1-3 - Right of Entry by Commissioner and Agents; Authority to Take Samples, Investigate Records, Etc. - The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and officers and employees...
Section 20-1-4 - Suspension From Sale, Seizure, and Condemnation of Articles Sold, Stored, etc., in Violation of Chapter. - Any food, drug, or cosmetic regulated by this chapter which...
Section 20-1-5 - Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Orders, Rules, or Regulations. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this...
Section 20-1-6 - Nonliability of Good Faith Donors and Distributors of Canned or Perishable Food. - (a) When used in this section, the words and terms...
Section 20-1-7 - Regulation of Nutrition Labeling of Certain Food. - (a) The subject matter of the regulation of nutrition labeling...
Article 2 - Adulteration and Misbranding.
Division 1 - Food and Drugs Generally.
Section 20-1-20 - Definitions. - When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...
Section 20-1-21 - Purpose of Division; Standards; Construction of Chapter. - (a) The purpose of this division is to prevent the...
Section 20-1-22 - When Articles Deemed Adulterated - Food Generally. - An article shall be deemed adulterated in the case of...
Section 20-1-23 - When Articles Deemed Adulterated - Confectionery. - In the case of confectionery, it shall be deemed adulterated...
Section 20-1-24 - When Articles Deemed Adulterated - Drugs. - An article shall be deemed adulterated in the case of...
Section 20-1-25 - When Articles Deemed Misbranded Generally - Food. - An article of food shall be deemed misbranded in the...
Section 20-1-26 - When Articles Deemed Misbranded Generally - Drugs. - A drug shall be deemed misbranded in the following cases:...
Section 20-1-27 - Prohibited Activities. - No person shall engage in any of the following activities...
Section 20-1-28 - Manufacture, Sale, etc., of Soft Drinks, etc., Colored With Coal Tar Preparation, etc., or Sweetened With Artificial Sweeteners; Labeling and Display for Sale of Artificially Sweetened Soft Drinks, etc., Manufactured for Special Die... - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 20-1-29 - Shipment, Offer for Shipment, or Sale of Certain Citrus Fruits. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 20-1-30 - Sale, Offer for Sale, etc., of Certain Artificially Colored Potatoes. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 20-1-31 - Possession, Transportation, etc., of Items in Violation of Division, Chapter. - (a) The having in possession by any person, firm, or...
Section 20-1-32 - Exemption From Prosecution of Dealers. - No dealer shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this...
Section 20-1-33 - Food Safety Permit. - (a) No person shall operate a food sales establishment within...
Section 20-1-34 - Civil Penalties for Violation of Chapter, Etc. - (a) Notwithstanding the existence of any criminal penalty imposed for...
Section 20-1-35 - Food Safety Advisory Committee. - There is hereby created the Food Safety Advisory Committee to...
Section 20-1-36 - Donations to Exempt Organizations. - Nothing in Act 2000-320 shall prohibit the donation of any...
Section 20-1-37 - Provisions Cumulative and Supplemental. - The provisions of Act 2000-320 are cumulative and supplemental to...
Division 2 - Cosmetics.
Section 20-1-50 - Definitions. - (a) When used in this division, the following words and...
Section 20-1-51 - When Cosmetics Deemed Adulterated. - (a) A cosmetic shall be deemed adulterated: (1) If it...
Section 20-1-52 - When Cosmetics Deemed Misbranded. - (a) A cosmetic shall be deemed misbranded: (1) If its...
Section 20-1-54 - Effect of Possession by Manufacturer, etc., of Adulterated or Misbranded Cosmetics. - The having in possession of an adulterated or misbranded cosmetic...
Section 20-1-55 - Exemption From Prosecution of Dealers. - No dealer shall be prosecuted under this division when he...
Section 20-1-56 - Construction of Division. - This division shall be construed to be supplemental to Division...
Section 20-1-57 - Standards of Purity and Quality. - The Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have the power...
Article 3 - Bread, Flour, Cornmeal, and Grits.
Section 20-1-70 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the Bread, Flour, and...
Section 20-1-71 - Definitions. - When used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 20-1-72 - Applicability of Provisions of Article. - (a) The terms of this article shall not apply to...
Section 20-1-73 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Cornmeal and Grits. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,...
Section 20-1-74 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Flour. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,...
Section 20-1-75 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Bread. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,...
Section 20-1-76 - Enrichment of Bread. - (a) This article requires the enrichment of white bread. (b)...
Section 20-1-77 - Requirements as to Labeling. - It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale...
Section 20-1-78 - Powers and Duties of State Board of Agriculture and Industries; Rules and Regulations. - (a) The State Board of Agriculture and Industries, as the...
Article 4 - Nuts.
Section 20-1-90 - Sale or Offer for Sale of Infested, Mouldy, Decayed, etc., Pecans, Almonds, Chestnuts, Etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation,...
Section 20-1-91 - Sale or Offer for Sale of "Blow-Outs," "Pops," "Culls," Etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation,...
Section 20-1-92 - Requirements as to Labeling of Packages or Containers. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation,...
Section 20-1-93 - Adoption of Standards and Variations or Tolerances. - The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby expressly...
Article 5 - Oleomargarine.
Section 20-1-110 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the Oleomargarine Fortification Act.
Section 20-1-111 - Minimum Requirements as to Units of Vitamin A. - It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, processor, or dealer...
Section 20-1-112 - Changes of Specifications as to Addition of Vitamins to Oleomargarine by State Board of Agriculture and Industries. - The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is empowered with...
Section 20-1-113 - Requirements as to Labeling. - All oleomargarine sold in the State of Alabama must be...
Article 6 - Mellorine.
Section 20-1-130 - Definitions Generally. - For the purpose of this article, the following words and...
Section 20-1-131 - Purpose of Article. - The purpose of this article is to authorize and regulate...
Section 20-1-132 - Definition and Standards for Mellorine. - (a) "Mellorine" means a frozen food product consisting primarily of...
Section 20-1-133 - Permit Required for Manufacturing, Processing, Packaging, Sale, etc., of Mellorine; Application and Fee Therefor. - No person shall operate a plant producing, manufacturing, processing, freezing,...
Section 20-1-134 - Requirements as to Sale Generally. - Mellorine shall be sold only in factory filled packages of...
Section 20-1-135 - Requirements as to Labeling Generally; When Package or Container Deemed Misbranded. - (a) The container shall be labeled "Mellorine - A Vegetable...
Section 20-1-136 - False and Misleading Advertising. - The false and misleading advertising of mellorine is prohibited. An...
Section 20-1-137 - Adulteration and Misbranding of Mellorine, Imitations Thereof, etc.; Sale or Offer for Sale of Adulterated or Misbranded Mellorine. - Any food product containing any food fat as defined in...
Article 6A - Milk, Milk Products, and Frozen Desserts.
Section 20-1-140 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following words shall...
Section 20-1-141 - Permit Required for Operation of Milk, Milk Products, or Frozen Dessert Processing Plant. - Every person who produces milk, milk products, or frozen desserts...
Section 20-1-142 - Inspection of Plants; Issuance of Permit. - The State Board of Health shall receive and review each...
Section 20-1-143 - Denial of Permit Renewal and Suspension or Revocation of Permit; Appeals. - The State Board of Health may deny issuance of renewal...
Section 20-1-144 - Violation of Article; Enforcement. - (a) A person who produces milk, milk products, or frozen...
Section 20-1-145 - Collected Fees and Penalties Appropriated to Board. - All fees, fines, penalties, or funds of whatsoever nature collected...
Section 20-1-146 - Rules and Orders for Implementation of Article Provisions. - The State Board of Health shall adopt rules and orders...
Article 7 - Identification of Drug Products.
Section 20-1-150 - Marking or Imprinting of Drug Products in Finished Solid Oral Dosage Forms Required. - No drug product in finished solid oral dosage form for...
Section 20-1-151 - Descriptive Material to Be Furnished Upon Request. - Manufacturers or distributors shall make available on request to the...
Section 20-1-152 - Department of Health to Promulgate Rules. - The Department of Health shall promulgate rules for implementing the...
Section 20-1-153 - Exemptions From Imprinting Requirement. - The State Board of Health may exempt drug products from...
Section 20-1-154 - Exemptions for Drugs Compounded by a Pharmacist. - The provisions of this article shall not apply to drug...
Chapter 2 - Controlled Substances.
Section 20-2-1 - Short Title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Controlled...
Section 20-2-2 - Definitions. - When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...
Section 20-2-3 - Immunity of Persons Reporting Suspected Use, etc., of Controlled Substance by Minor Child. - All persons employed in any capacity in the public, private,...
Article 2 - Standards and Schedules.
Section 20-2-20 - Administration of Chapter. - (a) The State Board of Health, unless otherwise specified, shall...
Section 20-2-21 - Nomenclature of Controlled Substances in Schedules. - The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the...
Section 20-2-22 - Schedule I - Standards for Compilation. - The State Board of Health shall place a substance in...
Section 20-2-23 - Schedule I - Listing of Controlled Substances. - (a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) New synthetic substances...
Section 20-2-24 - Schedule Ii - Standards for Compilation. - The State Board of Health shall place a substance in...
Section 20-2-25 - Schedule Ii - Listing of Controlled Substances. - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
Section 20-2-26 - Schedule Iii - Standards for Compilation. - The State Board of Health shall place a substance in...
Section 20-2-27 - Schedule Iii - Listing of Controlled Substances. - (a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included...
Section 20-2-28 - Schedule Iv - Standards for Compilation. - The State Board of Health shall place a substance in...
Section 20-2-29 - Schedule Iv - Listing of Controlled Substances. - (a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included...
Section 20-2-30 - Schedule v - Standards for Compilation. - The State Board of Health shall place a substance in...
Section 20-2-31 - Schedule v - Listing of Controlled Substances. - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
Section 20-2-32 - Revision and Republication of Schedules. - The State Board of Health shall revise and republish the...
Article 3 - Regulation of Manufacture and Distribution.
Section 20-2-50 - Certifying Boards to Promulgate Rules and Charge Reasonable Fees for Registration and Administration of Provisions Relating to Manufacture, etc., of Controlled Substances; Disposition of Fees Collected. - (a) The certifying boards shall promulgate rules and charge reasonable...
Section 20-2-51 - Registration of Persons Manufacturing, Distributing, or Dispensing Controlled Substances - General Requirements. - (a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled...
Section 20-2-52 - Registration of Persons Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing Controlled Substances - Standards; Requirements as to Practitioners Conducting Research; Effect of Federal Registration. - (a) The certifying boards shall register only an applicant certified...
Section 20-2-53 - Registration of Persons Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing Controlled Substances - Order to Show Cause; Proceedings; Review; Issuance of Stay. - (a) Before denying, suspending, or revoking a registration or refusing...
Section 20-2-54 - Registration of Persons Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing Controlled Substances - Revocation or Suspension of Registration - Grounds and Procedure Generally. - (a) A registration under Section 20-2-52 to manufacture, distribute or...
Section 20-2-54.1 - Rules and Regulations. - The certifying boards under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act,...
Section 20-2-55 - Registration of Persons Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing Controlled Substances - Revocation or Suspension of Registration - Suspension Without Prior Order to Show Cause. - The certifying boards may suspend, without an order to show...
Section 20-2-56 - Maintenance of Records and Inventories by Registrants Generally. - Persons registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances under...
Section 20-2-57 - Distribution of Certain Controlled Substances by One Registrant to Another Registrant. - Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed...
Section 20-2-58 - Dispensing of Controlled Substances in Schedule Ii; Maintenance of Records and Inventories by Registered Pharmacies. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or as...
Article 3A - Assistants to Physcians Authority to Prescribe Controlled Substances.
Section 20-2-60 - Definitions. - As used in this article the following words shall have...
Section 20-2-61 - Certification; Access to Records; Establishment of Protocols, Formularies, or Medical Regimens. - (a) The board is designated as the certifying board for...
Section 20-2-62 - Qualifications for Certificate. - The board may grant a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration...
Section 20-2-63 - Prescriptive Authority of a Certified Assistant to Physician. - (a) Upon receipt of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration...
Section 20-2-64 - Denial of Application. - The board may deny an application of an assistant to...
Section 20-2-65 - Disciplinary Action - Hearing; Restriction, Suspension, or Revocation of Certificate. - (a) Any hearing for disciplinary action against an assistant to...
Section 20-2-66 - Disciplinary Action - Judicial Review. - (a) An assistant to physician adversely affected by an order...
Section 20-2-67 - Fees; Costs; Administrative Fines. - (a) The board is authorized to charge and collect fees...
Section 20-2-68 - Liability for Actions Regarding Investigations or Disciplinary Proceedings. - Any member of the board, any agent, employee, consultant, or...
Section 20-2-69 - Promulgation of Rules. - The board may adopt rules necessary to carry out the...
Article 4 - Offenses and Penalties.
Section 20-2-71 - Prohibited Acts B. - (a) It is unlawful for any person: (1) To knowingly...
Section 20-2-72 - Prohibited Acts C. - (a) It is unlawful for any person: (1) To distribute...
Section 20-2-74 - Prescription, Administration, etc., of Controlled Substances by Practitioners of Veterinary Medicine for Use of Human Beings or by Practitioners of Dentistry for Persons Not Under Treatment in Regular Practice of Profession. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any practitioner of dentistry...
Section 20-2-78 - Penalties Imposed for Violations of Chapter in Addition to Other Civil or Administrative Penalties or Sanctions. - Any penalty imposed for violation of this chapter is in...
Article 5 - Enforcement.
Section 20-2-90 - State Board of Pharmacy, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, etc., to Enforce Chapter; Drug Inspectors to Meet Minimum Standards. - (a) The State Board of Pharmacy and its drug investigators...
Section 20-2-91 - Inspection of Stocks of Controlled Substances and Prescriptions, Orders, etc., Required by Chapter; Disclosure of Information as to Prescriptions, Orders, etc., by Enforcement Personnel. - (a) Prescriptions, orders, and records required by this chapter and...
Section 20-2-92 - Injunctions. - (a) The circuit courts of this state have jurisdiction to...
Section 20-2-93 - Forfeitures; Seizures. - (a) For the purposes of this section only, the following...
Article 6 - Therapeutic Research.
Section 20-2-110 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the "Controlled Substances Therapeutic...
Section 20-2-111 - Legislative Findings; Cannabis Research. - The Legislature finds that recent research has shown that the...
Section 20-2-112 - Definitions. - As used in this article the following words, unless the...
Section 20-2-113 - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program - Established; Review Committee; Rules and Regulations; Formulation With Federal Agencies. - There is hereby established by the State Board of Medical...
Section 20-2-114 - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program - Limited to Cancer Chemotherapy and Glaucoma Patients; Certification; Exemption From Prosecution. - Except as herein otherwise provided, the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research...
Section 20-2-115 - Composition of Review Committee. - The review committee shall consist of: (a) one physician licensed...
Section 20-2-116 - Certification in Subspecialty of Oncology Required; Certification by State Board of Medical Examiners; Recertification. - Only physicians in the practice of medicine as prescribed in...
Section 20-2-117 - Contracts for Receipt of Cannabis; Board of Medical Examiners to Promulgate Guidelines, Rules and Regulations. - The State Board of Medical Examiners may apply to contract...
Section 20-2-118 - Annual Reports to Governor and Legislature. - Each year, on or before the fifth day of the...
Section 20-2-119 - Enumeration as Schedule I or Ii Substance Inapplicable. - The enumeration of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinols or a chemical derivative thereof...
Section 20-2-120 - Penalties. - Any person or any practitioner who prescribes or dispenses cannabis...
Article 7 - Imitation Controlled Substances.
Section 20-2-140 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 20-2-141 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 20-2-142 - Legislative Intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature to remove the...
Section 20-2-143 - Manufacture, Distribution, Possession, or Advertisement of Imitation Controlled Substances Prohibited; Penalties; Immunity of Certain Persons From Liability. - (a) Manufacture or distribution. It is unlawful for any person...
Section 20-2-144 - Exceptions. - Nothing in this article shall apply to a noncontrolled substance...
Article 9 - Precursor Chemicals.
Section 20-2-180 - Definitions. - As used in this article and unless otherwise specified, the...
Section 20-2-181 - Board to Designate by Rule Listed Precursor Chemicals; Interim List Established. - (a) The Board of Pharmacy shall, within one year of...
Section 20-2-182 - License Required for Furnishing Listed Precursor Chemical; Licensing Procedure; Record of Transactions. - (a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person who sells,...
Section 20-2-183 - Permit for Possession; Requirements to Receive Permit; Copies. - (a) Any person having a legitimate need for using a...
Section 20-2-184 - Denial, Suspension or Revocation of License. - A license or permit, obtained pursuant to Section 20-2-182 or...
Section 20-2-185 - Reporting Transactions - Board to Supply Form. - (a) Any person who sells, transfers, purchases for resale, or...
Section 20-2-186 - Procedure Upon Discovery of Loss or Theft of Chemicals - Records - Audits and Inspections of Records. - (a) Any person, licensed or permitted, who discovers a loss...
Section 20-2-187 - Adoption of Rules; Administrative Fees Authorized. - The Board of Pharmacy may adopt reasonable rules to effectuate...
Section 20-2-188 - Exceptions to Requirements for Sale or Transfer of Chemicals, and to Licensing Requirements. - (a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to...
Section 20-2-189 - Property Rights in Chemicals Forfeited Upon Violation. - All listed precursor chemicals as defined in Section 20-2-181, which...
Section 20-2-190 - Penalties; Sale of Ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force. - (a) Any person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses...
Section 20-2-190.1 - Legislative Intent. - (a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) The danger of...
Section 20-2-190.2 - Electronic Drug Offender Tracking System. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words...
Article 10 - Controlled Substances Prescription Database.
Section 20-2-210 - Legislative Findings. - The Alabama Legislature hereby finds that the diversion, abuse, and...
Section 20-2-211 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 20-2-212 - Controlled Substances Prescription Database Program; Powers and Duties of Department; Trust Fund; Advisory Committee; Review Committee. - (a) The department may establish, create, and maintain a controlled...
Section 20-2-213 - Reporting Requirements. - (a) Each of the entities designated in subsection (b) shall...
Section 20-2-214 - Limited Access to Database Permitted for Certain Persons or Entities. - (a) The following individuals or entities shall be permitted access...
Section 20-2-215 - Confidentiality of Database. - (a) The controlled substances database and all information contained therein...
Section 20-2-216 - Unauthorized Disclosure of Information; Unauthorized Access, Alteration, or Destruction of Information. - Any person who intentionally makes an unauthorized disclosure of information...
Section 20-2-217 - Surcharge on Controlled Substance Registration Certificate. - There is hereby assessed a surcharge in the amount of...
Section 20-2-218 - Reimbursement of Certain Costs Incurred in Compliance With Article. - The department is authorized to grant funds to participating pharmacies...
Section 20-2-219 - Database Funding. - The department may make deposits into the fund from any...
Section 20-2-220 - Liability for Reporting. - Any person or entity required to report information concerning controlled...
Article 11 - Prescribing of Certain Schedules of Controlled Substances by Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives.
Section 20-2-250 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words shall have...
Section 20-2-251 - Certifying Board; Advisory Committee; Access to Records; Protocols, Formularies, Medical Regimens. - (a) The Board of Medical Examiners is hereby designated as...
Section 20-2-252 - Certificate Requirements. - The Board of Medical Examiners may grant a Qualified Alabama...
Section 20-2-253 - Prescription, Administration, Dispensing of Controlled Substances. - (a) Upon receipt of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration...
Section 20-2-254 - Grounds for Denial of Application or Request for Renewal, Etc. - The Board of Medical Examiners may deny an application of...
Section 20-2-255 - Hearings; Restriction, Suspension, Revocation of Certificate. - (a) Any hearing regarding the issuance, restriction, limitation, suspension, or...
Section 20-2-256 - Judicial Review. - (a) A certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or certified nurse...
Section 20-2-257 - Fees. - The Board of Medical Examiners may charge and collect fees...
Section 20-2-258 - Liability. - Any member of the Board of Medical Examiners, any agent,...
Section 20-2-259 - Rules. - The Board of Medical Examiners may adopt rules necessary to...
Article 12 - Limited Purpose Schedule Ii Permit.
Section 20-2-260 - Permit Authorized. - (a) The Board of Medical Examiners may at any future...
Article 13 - Opioid Antagonist Administration.
Section 20-2-280 - Opioid Antagonist Prescriptions; Administration; Liability. - (a) For the purposes of this section, "opioid antagonist" means...
Section 20-2-281 - Individuals Under Age of 21 Seeking Medical Assistance for Another. - (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an individual...
Section 20-2-282 - Training of Law Enforcement Officers to Carry and Administer Opioid Antagonists. - On or before January 1, 2016, the Alabama Department of...
Section 20-2-283 - Publication of Standing Orders, etc., for Dispensing Opioid Antagonists. - The State Health Officer or the respective county health officers...
Section 20-2-284 - Authority to Dispense Opioid Antagonists. - Any individual dispensing an opioid antagonist pursuant to Section 20-2-280...
Article 14 - Treatment of Opioid; Mat.
Section 20-2-300 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 20-2-301 - Medication Assisted Treatment. - (a)(1) For all patients receiving medication assisted treatment, adequate billing...
Section 20-2-302 - Construction of Article. - Because the intent of the Legislature in this article is...
Chapter 2A - Darren Wesley "Ato" Hall Compassion Act.
Section 20-2A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 20-2A-2 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) It is...
Section 20-2A-3 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms have the...
Section 20-2A-4 - Relation to Other Laws. - This chapter supersedes state criminal and civil laws pertaining to...
Section 20-2A-5 - Data Security. - All data related to the implementation of this chapter, including,...
Section 20-2A-6 - Application of Chapter; Authorized Use of Medical Cannabis Construed for Medical, Employment, and Child Welfare Purposes. - (a) This chapter does not do any of the following:...
Section 20-2A-7 - Possession of Marijuana by Registered Qualified Patient; Liability of Registered Certifying Physician; Arrest or Prosecution for Conduct Pursuant to Chapter; Violations of Criminal Law. - (a) A registered qualified patient 19 years of age or...
Section 20-2A-8 - Diversion of Medical Cannabis or Medical Cannabis Products; Prohibited Conduct. - (a)(1) An individual may not distribute, possess, manufacture, or use...
Section 20-2A-9 - Annual Written Reporst. - The commission shall provide annual written reports to the Legislature,...
Section 20-2A-10 - Medical Cannabis Commission Fund. - (a) There is created a special account in the State...
Section 20-2A-11 - Possession of Lawfully Obtained Medical Cannabis Card. - The possession of a medical cannabis card lawfully obtained pursuant...
Section 20-2A-12 - Severability. - The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part...
Section 20-2A-13 - Ineligibility to Receive Compensation Due to Impairment of Employee by Medical Cannabis. - An employee who is injured or killed under circumstances that...
Article 2 - Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.
Section 20-2A-20 - Creation; Composition; Qualifications; Compensation; Meetings; Officers and Employees. - (a) The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is established. The commission...
Section 20-2A-21 - Commission Members Prohibited From Certain Economic Interests. - (a) A member of the commission and any individual employed...
Section 20-2A-22 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective May 17, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - (a) The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission shall implement this chapter...
Article 3 - Physician Certifications, Medical Cannabis Patient Registry, and Medical Cannabis Cards.
Section 20-2A-30 - Registered Qualified Patient; Registered Caregiver. - (a)(1) A resident of this state who is 19 years...
Section 20-2A-31 - Registered Certifying Physician - Requirements. - (a) In order for a physician to qualify as a...
Section 20-2A-32 - Registered Certifying Physician - Prohibited Conduct. - A registered certifying physician may not do any of the...
Section 20-2A-33 - Physician Certifications of Patients; Rulemaking Authority; Patient Registry Information. - (a) In order to certify a patient, a registered certifying...
Section 20-2A-34 - Suspension of Driver's License. - Any person who is recommended a daily dosage of medical...
Section 20-2A-35 - Alabama Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System. - (a) In order to commence, use, and maintain a reliable...
Section 20-2A-36 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective May 17, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - (a) Once certified, a patient and, if applicable, the patient's...
Article 4 - Cultivation, Processing, and Dispensing of Medical Cannabis.
Section 20-2A-50 - Licensing and Regulation of Medical Cannabis. - (a) The state hereby preemptively regulates medical cannabis from seed...
Section 20-2A-51 - License Quantities; Operation of Dispensing Sites. - (a) Where the commission is authorized under this article to...
Section 20-2A-52 - Oversight of Medical Cannabis Facility Operations; Inspections and Audits of Licensees; Criminal Background Checks. - (a) The commission, and the department with regard to cultivation...
Section 20-2A-53 - License Application Requirements. - (a) The commission, and the department with regard to cultivation,...
Section 20-2A-54 - Statewide Seed-to-Sale Tracking System. - (a) In order to ensure that all medical cannabis sold...
Section 20-2A-55 - License Application Procedures. - (a) Beginning September 1, 2022, a person may apply to...
Section 20-2A-56 - Notice and Comment Period; License Ineligibility; Issuance or Denial; Fee; Expiration and Renewal. - (a) Before issuing any license under this article, the commission...
Section 20-2A-57 - Suspension, Revocation, etc., of License. - (a) If any of the following occurs, the commission may...
Section 20-2A-58 - Exclusivity of License; Transfer Request. - (a) Each license is exclusive to the licensee. A license,...
Section 20-2A-59 - Criminal Background Check of Prospective Officers, Employees, Etc. - (a) The commission, prior to appointment, employment, or service for...
Section 20-2A-60 - Third-Party Inventory Control and Tracking System. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a licensee...
Section 20-2A-61 - Advertisement and Display Restrictions. - (a)(1) With regard to any physical structure or vehicle owned,...
Section 20-2A-62 - Cultivator Licensing. - (a)(1) A cultivator license authorizes all of the following: a....
Section 20-2A-63 - Processor Licensing. - (a)(1) A processor license authorizes all of the following: a....
Section 20-2A-64 - Dispensary Licensing. - (a)(1) A dispensary license authorizes all of the following: a....
Section 20-2A-65 - Secure Transporter Licensing. - (a) A secure transporter license authorizes the licensee to store...
Section 20-2A-66 - State Testing Laboratory Licensing. - (a) A state testing laboratory license authorizes the licensee to...
Section 20-2A-67 - Integrated Facility Licensing. - (a) An integrated facility license authorizes all of the following:...
Section 20-2A-68 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective May 17, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - A license issued under this article is a revocable privilege...
Article 5 - Taxation.
Section 20-2A-80 - Tax on Retail Sales of Medical Cannabis; Annual Medical Cannabis Privilege Tax. - (a) Commencing January 1, 2022, there is levied, in addition...
Article 6
Section 20-2A-100 - Creation, Composition; Board of Directors; Purposes; Annual Report; Medical Cannabis Research Fund. - (a) As used in this section, cannabis, medical cannabis, and...
Chapter 3 - Donation of Drugs to Charitable Clinics.
Section 20-3-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and cited as the "John...
Section 20-3-2 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...
Section 20-3-3 - Transfer of Legend Drugs to Charitable Clinic. - (a)(1) Legend drugs, except controlled substances, dispensed to a patient...