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Today in Needlessly Cruel and Silly News: Alabama Hemp Law Soon to End Availability of Popular CBD Products to Pets

During the course of the most recent session when the Alabama Legislature gutted Alabama’s consumable hemp program, I had the opportunity to hear from certain individuals with thoughtful, nuanced views on the pros and cons of...more

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Cloud Control: Alabama’s Newest Nicotine Regulation That’s Just Too “Juicy” to Ignore

On May 14, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed Alabama HB8 into law. Effective June 1, HB8 introduced sweeping changes that will reshape how nicotine products are sold, marketed, and regulated in Alabama. You heard that right,...more

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And Now the Rest of the Story: Alabama’s New Hemp Restrictions Also Legitimize Segments of the Industry

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. That’s been the tenor of what I’ve heard and read from stakeholders in the Alabama hemp industry in response to the enactment of comprehensive hemp reform legislation earlier this...more

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Is “Compromise” a Four-Letter Word? Alabama Legislature Passes Comprehensive Consumable Hemp Reform Bill

“Compromise” sometimes gets a bad rap. And history teaches us that there can be bad compromises. But as your resident glass-is-half-full contributor who has also been closely following debate over access to consumable hemp...more

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We Never Know How High We Are Until We Are Called to Rise: Protecting Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Program

There’s a great scene in the movie Wall Street when the up-and-coming Charlie Sheen (pre-Tiger Blood and now that I think about it maybe the precursor to the “winning!” mantra that seems to resonate today) is playing the role...more

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Never Get Out of This Maze? Or a Path Forward for Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Program?

“The overhead view is of me in a maze.” I don’t know what it says about me that the great Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall of Phish fame were able to encapsulate my feelings so neatly – and the feelings of so many...more

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Awards 24 Licenses, Appeals to Follow

Last Thursday was License Award Day 2.0 for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nineteen of the applicants awarded licenses in June, before the process was halted due...more

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