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Sponsor says that medical marijuana bill will likely not get out of committee

State Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, took three minutes for a point of personal privilege and then 10 minutes during the consideration of the House Special Order Calendar to voice his sponsorship of medical marijuana legislation on Tuesday. Ball said he was at a function and was addressed as “Marijuana Mike” by a state senator who … Continued

May 22, 2019

Farm Bill legalizes hemp-derived Cannabidiol

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined with the leadership of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Office of Prosecution Services and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to draft and distribute public guidance on the current state of Alabama law on the possession, use, sale or distribution of Cannabidiol, or CBD. On Wednesday, the U.S. … Continued

December 14, 2018

US Rep. Mo Brooks supports bill that would give terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, who represents Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, delivered a House floor speech Thursday calling for a vote on Senate Bill S. 204, the Right to Try Act, which would give terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments that have not yet completed the Food … Continued

January 19, 2018

Obama’s FDA Puts New Demands on America’s Farmers and Ranchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday President Barack H. Obama’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they want meat and poultry producers to stop giving antibiotics to their animals to make them grow faster. The FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods, Michael Taylor said, “This is a sea change. We’re finally ready to put … Continued

April 13, 2012