Updated: 10:04 PM CDT May 7, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital The Alabama Legislature on Thursday approved medical marijuana legislation after years of resistance.The House vote to pass the bill came after two days of emotional debates in which key Republican lawmakers described switching sides in favor of the proposal. The Alabama Senate later voted to accept House changes and sent the legislation to Gov. Kay Ivey for her consideration. The bill, which was renamed the “Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act,” would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase marijuana after getting a recommendation from a doctor. More than a dozen conditions, including cancer, a terminal illness, depression, epilepsy, panic disorder and chronic pain, would be qualify a person for medical cannabis treatment.The governor s office released the following statement after the bill cleared the final Senate review: “As with any piece of legislation that reaches the g