As applications for licenses are sent out, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Association released poll numbers today showing four in five Alabama voters strongly support medical cannabis.
“These numbers are a little better than even we expected,” AMCA Executive Director Patrick Lindsey said. “It shows both the need for the product, and that this process is establishing an industry that is here to stay.”
79% of respondents favor legal medical cannabis while only 9% are against it. Those in favor include 69% of Republicans, 82% of Democrats, and 75% of Independents, as well as strong majorities across all demographics.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed medical marijuana legislation in May 2021. The program will allow people with one of 16 qualifying medical conditions, including cancer, a terminal illness, and depression, to purchase medical marijuana with the recommendation of a doctor.
“We rarely see this type of support for a product or service that is not currently allowed in the state,” David Mowery, Chairman of Mowery Consulting Group said. “These are the types of numbers any politician would be happy to use as a vehicle for signature legislation. Anyone wishing to revert the laws on this issue is going to have a tough row to hoe when it comes to the next election.”
In September, the AMCC opened an online portal that allowed Alabamians to download application forms to apply to participate in the Alabama medical marijuana industry. There were 607 sets of application forms requested and downloaded since the portal opened on September 1.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Association, in partnership with Mowery Consulting Group and co/efficient, surveyed 800 likely general election voters October 13-16, 2022. With a margin of error of 3.5%, we are confident in our assessment that public opinion in Alabama is in favor of legal, regulated medical cannabis being available to all who need access.
Senate Bill 46 created the AMCC and empowered the Commission to set up and regulate the new industry.
