Alabama cannabis history
Reviewed
The agriculture department says Governor Kay Ivey signed the medical-cannabis act on May 17, 2021. The statute says it is not meant to enable recreational use.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the Alabama cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
May 17, 2021Senate Bill 46 became Act 2021-450 when it was signed.
Current statuteThe compiled medical chapter says it does not provide for or enable recreational use of marijuana.
Medical cannabis
- The agriculture department is the page that dates the signature. A first dispensary sale was not on that page.
Sources
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.