It had the votes. But it couldn t overcome the dissent.
The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday spent over nine hours debating a bill from Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence to authorize medical marijuana, but adjourned without passing it despite overwhelming margins in favor of the bill. It s frustrating to see that a few stubborn people can block the process, said Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, who spent roughly eight hours in the well of the House arguing for the bill. But that s the process we have.
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said the chamber would take up the bill again on Thursday.
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The Alabama House of Representatives has overcome years of resistance in approving medical marijuana legislation.
The vote to pass the bill came Thursday after two days of long and emotional debate in which key Republican lawmakers described switching sides in favor of the proposal.
The bill would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase marijuana after getting a recommendation from a doctor.
After nearly two days of debate, and dozens of proposed amendments , the House gave final passage to the bill that would allow medical marijuana to be prescribed for about 10 medical conditions.
Those qualifying medical. conditions include cancer, HIV/AIDS, and epilepsy.