Alabama law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis even by registered medical cannabis patients, and Birmingham residents face state felony charges for growing any quantity of marijuana plants on residential property.
The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act (AL Code Title 20, Chapter 2A) authorizes only AMCC-licensed cultivators to grow cannabis in Alabama. Patients receive medication exclusively through licensed dispensaries; the act expressly excludes raw plant material and smoking forms. Cultivating any amount of marijuana is a Class C felony under AL Code 13A-12-213, punishable by 1-10 years imprisonment. Birmingham Ord. 11-25 reduced first-offense personal-use possession to a civil $100 ticket but does not legalize cultivation. Federal law also prohibits cannabis cultivation. Hemp under 0.3% THC is regulated separately under the AL Industrial Hemp Program.
Cultivating any cannabis plants is a state felony under AL Code 13A-12-213, with penalties of 1-10 years and fines up to $15,000. Birmingham's civil possession ticket does not apply to cultivation.
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