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Gubernatorial candidate Jason Childs favors legalizing marijuana in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama gubernatorial candidate Jason Childs is promoting his proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state of Alabama. “$880 million. That’s a conservative estimate of the total annual sales of marijuana the first year that it is legal in Alabama,” Childs said in a statement. “This is a harmless … Continued
January 3, 2018

Hansen calls for marijuana legalization

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 24, 2017, US Senate Candidate Michael Hansen released a statement calling for the legalization of marijuana.  This statement was in response to news reports that the Trump Administration plans to “crack down” on marijuana. Hansen said in a statement, “The news that Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans … Continued
July 25, 2017

Mo Brooks Interview

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 16, 2017, US Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) spoke at length with The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) about the major issues facing our nation. The northern Alabama Congressman is also running for the US Senate. APR: The Senate is going to vote on a Healthcare bill this week that … Continued
June 28, 2017

Stacy George has a plan to turn Alabama around

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, June 24, 2017, The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) spoke at length with Republican candidate for Governor, Stacy George. George is a former Morgan County Commissioner, a 2014 GOP Gubernatorial candidate, and works for the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC). APR: There is a possibility that the Congress may … Continued
June 27, 2017

Gentile angry for being shut out of Oxford debate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the Calhoun County Republican Party will be holding a debate of GOP Senate Special Election candidates. Not all of the Republican candidates however will be present though. GOP Senate candidate Dom Gentile said that he was not invited by the Calhoun County Republican Party … Continued
June 20, 2017

Dom Gentile supports medical marijuana

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Senate candidate Dom Gentile has announced that he supports medical marijuana. Gentile said in a statement, “I have recently met with dozens of people who are stricken with medical conditions such as epilepsy, seizures, severe autism, Alzheimers and MS. Many of them have symptoms that can be relieved … Continued
June 14, 2017

Crumpton and Zeigler announce they will not run for Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A number of candidates have announced this week that are running in the Special Election for the US Senate seat. On Tuesday, May 16, a couple of high profile candidates announced that they will not be running. State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) and 2016 Senatorial candidate Ron Crumpton (D) … Continued
May 17, 2017

In opioid fight, pharmaceuticals are the problem, marijuana the cure

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter “The opioid epidemic.” The death and destruction of millions of people has been tagged and properly branded now. The politicians have created task forces. Charitable groups have distributed pamphlets. The rest of us can do what we always do with these sorts of awful realities: Shake our heads mournfully, … Continued
April 4, 2017

Alabama Representative: “There’s nobody in our State prisons just for marijuana.”

Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Representative Phillip Pettus (R-Killen) said there were zero people in Alabama’s prison system for solely marijuana during a committee meeting. Pettus’ comments came during a House Judicial Committee Meeting on Wednesday during a public hearing for a new bill that would make possessing 1 ounce or less of marijuana a … Continued
March 20, 2017

5 reasons why Republicans are going to pot on March 8

By Sam McLure Alabama Political Reporter On March 8, 2017, at 1:30 the Alabama Legislature will be considering a bill that would decriminalize possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. The House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee will be holding a public hearing on HB 269 in Room 617 at 1:30 pm. HB 269 stands … Continued
March 7, 2017