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Alabama medical marijuana bill becomes law
Posted: May 04, 2016 5:32 PM EDT
Updated: May 04, 2016 5:32 PM EDT
By WALA Webstaff
The bud of a Cannabis sativa flower coated with trichomes bearing cannabidiol and other cannabinoids (Photo: WikiCommons)
The bud of a Cannabis sativa flower coated with trichomes bearing cannabidiol and other cannabinoids (Photo: WikiCommons)
MONTGOMERY, AL (WALA) -
An Alabama medical marijuana bill becomes law, effective June 1, with the governor's signature today.
Gov. Robert Bentley announced he has signed HB61, also known as Leni’s Law.
“As a physician, I believe it is extremely important to give patients with a chronic or debilitating disease the option to consider every possible option for treatment," Bentley says in a news statement. “With Leni’s Law, citizens in Alabama will have access to cannabidiol that may help with treatment."
Bentley goes on to say, "Through a study at UAB, we have seen the benefit of cannabidiol to help with chronic seizures. I hope we will be able to collect information that will determine the efficacy of this substance in other chronic debilitating diseases.”
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