Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama SB1: Controlled substances; regulate sale of nonpsychoactive consumable hemp products by Agriculture Department; require sale of products only in pharmacies; add psychoactive derivatives of hemp as Schedule I drug
Status: Passed both chambers, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
A bill 38 TO BE ENTITLED 39 AN ACT 40 41 Relating to hemp compounds; to require all ingestible 42 hemp products that contain nonpscyhoactive cannabinoids such 43 as cannabidiol (CBD) to be laboratory tested and only sold to 44 the public in licensed pharmacies that obtain a certification 45 from the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy; to establish testing 46 protocols and require safety testing of these products; to 47 limit the sale of consumable hemp products to products 48 containing hemp cultivated within the state…
From the introduced text:
A BILL 38 TO BE ENTITLED 39 AN ACT 40 41 Relating to hemp compounds; to require all ingestible 42 hemp products that contain nonpscyhoactive cannabinoids such 43 as cannabidiol (CBD) to be laboratory tested and only sold to 44 the public in licensed pharmacies that obtain a certification 45 from the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy; to establish testing 46 protocols and require safety testing of these products; to 47 limit the sale of consumable hemp products to products 48 containing hemp cultivated within the state; to require the 49 Department of Agriculture and Industries to establish a 50 seed-to-sale tracking system to track hemp cultivation through 51 the production and testing of consumable hemp products; to 52 amend Section 20-2-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide 53 further for tetrahydrocannabinol listed as a Schedule I 54 controlled substance; and to repeal Section 1 of Act 2025-385 55 of the 2025 Regular Session, which adds Chapter 12 to Title 28 56 of the Code of Alabama 1975, setting certain restrictions on Page SB1 INTRODUCED 57 the distribution and sale of consumable hemp products and 58 requiring the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to 59 license retailers of consumable hemp products. 60 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 61 Section 1. As used in Sections 1 through 5, …