Tag: HEMP

The Alabama ABC Board released a list of proposed rules this week relating to the implementation of a new hemp law state lawmakers passed during the 2025 session.

A new hemp law recently passed by the Alabama Legislature doesn’t prohibit interstate shipping of hemp products, according to Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson.

Four hemp companies sued Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday, claiming a part of a new law passed in the 2025 session regulating and restricting certain hemp products is unconstitutional. 

Law enforcement seized “significant quantities" of drugs and drug paraphernalia from hemp shops across the state this week, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) pre-filed legislation for the 2026 legislative session recently that would ban psychoactive THC hemp products in Alabama.

Raids on hemp shops on Monday in multiple cities were due to a months-long investigation stemming from complaints about the businesses violating “current, long-standing marijuana laws,” according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency agents raided several hemp businesses on Monday.

Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation into law on Wednesday that would ban the sale of hemp products at gas stations but allow them to continue being sold at liquor stores.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation banning hemp products from being sold at gas stations on Tuesday by a 19-13 margin.

State senators will consider advancing legislation in the final days of the legislative session to regulate and restrict hemp products sold in retail stores in Alabama.

The Alabama House of Representatives advanced legislation on Thursday, allowing the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board to regulate consumable hemp products by licensing distributors and wholesalers.

By Brandon Moseley Friday, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries announced that it is accepting applications from Alabama...