Alabama allows medical cannabis only under the 2021 Compassion Act and bans home cultivation entirely. Growing any number of cannabis plants in Mobile remains a state crime regardless of medical card status.
The Alabama Compassion Act of 2021, codified at Title 20 Chapter 2A, created a tightly regulated medical cannabis program limited to specific qualifying conditions and approved product forms such as tablets, capsules, gels, and topicals. Smokable flower is not authorized, and the program does not allow patients or caregivers to cultivate cannabis at home. Recreational use remains illegal in Alabama, and Mobile has no local opt-in to expanded cultivation. Possession of live plants in a Mobile residence can be charged under state controlled substance statutes, and federal law continues to classify cannabis as Schedule I, with no Mobile city carve-out.
Home cultivation can trigger felony manufacturing charges under Alabama controlled substance law, with prison exposure and forfeiture risk independent of any medical card.
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