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Alabama
Updated: 20 Apr 2010
Population: 4,677,464
GDP Per Capita: $29,411
Decriminalized: No
Medical Marijuana: No
GDP Per Capita: $29,411
Decriminalized: No
Medical Marijuana: No
Laws & Penalties
Possession:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)
-Maximum: $6,000 fine, 1 year
Sales/Manufacturing/ Trafficking:
-Minimum: $25,000 fine, 3 years
-Maximum: Fine and/or jail time (varies by case)
Pending Legislation:
-House Bill 207, Medical Marijuana
Authorizes medical use of marijuana for certain qualifying patients; pending committee action in House.
-House Bill 642, Michael Phillips Compassionate Care Act
Provides protection for authorized patients using medical marijuana; passed by House Judiciary Committee April 2010, awaits review by full House in 2011.
Data based on first offense and what might be considered ordinary amounts. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)
-Maximum: $6,000 fine, 1 year
Sales/Manufacturing/ Trafficking:
-Minimum: $25,000 fine, 3 years
-Maximum: Fine and/or jail time (varies by case)
Pending Legislation:
-House Bill 207, Medical Marijuana
Authorizes medical use of marijuana for certain qualifying patients; pending committee action in House.
-House Bill 642, Michael Phillips Compassionate Care Act
Provides protection for authorized patients using medical marijuana; passed by House Judiciary Committee April 2010, awaits review by full House in 2011.
Data based on first offense and what might be considered ordinary amounts. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.
Enforcement Stats
Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 9,649
Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 198
Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 822
Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 9,847
Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000
DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 5,266.1 pounds
Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 198
Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 822
Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 9,847
Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000
DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 5,266.1 pounds
Related Links and Information
- Alabama House panel OKs bill to legalize marijuana for medical use (Montgomery Advertiser)
- Synthetic Marijuana Use in Alabama (WAAY)
- Medical Marijuana in Alabama (Anniston Star)
- Synthetic Marijuana Use in Alabama (WAAY)
- Medical Marijuana in Alabama (Anniston Star)
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Drug Enforcement Agency,FBI Uniform Crime Report (Arrest Appendix), State Attorney General offices; state crime statutes. (Date based on 2008 figures) Arrest statistics based on covered population in 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report not actual population as compiled by the US Census.
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