Officials in Alabama have scheduled a public hearing for this week to receive input on whether the state should reclassify marijuana in conjunction with the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule cannabis.
Under state law, federal rescheduling of a drug automatically triggers state-level reclassification within 30 days unless Alabama officials proactively object.
“In that case, the State Board of Health shall publish the reasons for objection and afford all interested parties an opportunity to be heard,” state statute says. “At the conclusion of the hearing, the State Board of Health shall publish its decision, which shall be final unless altered by statute. Upon publication of objection to inclusion, rescheduling, or deletion under this chapter by the State Board of Health, control under this chapter is stayed until the State Board of Health publishes its decision.”
The Alabama State Committee of Public Health in May issued a preliminary objection to cannabis rescheduling, with members saying they needed more time to determine how to implement such a reform in light of the state’s recently launched medical cannabis market.
Scott Harris, the state health officer, said at the time that Alabama “fully intends” to follow the federal change.
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