Alabama § 20-2A-10 - Medical Cannabis Commission Fund.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 20-2A-10 — Medical Cannabis Commission Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-2A-10. Medical Cannabis Commission Fund.
(a) There is created a special account in the State Treasury to be known as the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund. Expenditures from the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund may be made only by the commission to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter. Specifically, the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund includes all of the following:
(1) Tax proceeds collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 20-2A-80, less an amount sufficient to cover the cost of administration of the tax levies imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 20-2A-80, which shall be retained by the Department of Revenue.
(2) License fees, civil penalties, and other fees or charges collected pursuant to Article 4.
(3) Any monies appropriated by the Legislature for the initial operation of the commission.
(b) Amounts in the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund shall be budgeted and allotted in accordance with Sections 41-4-80 through 41-4-96 and Sections 41-19-1 through 41-19-12, but shall not be limited by the fiscal year appropriation cap.
(c) Beginning October 1, 2025, any funds in the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund in excess of actual expenses from the previous fiscal year shall be distributed, less 10 percent, as follows:
(1) 60 percent shall be transferred to the General Fund.
(2) 30 percent shall be transferred to the Medical Cannabis Research Fund established pursuant to subsection (f) of Section 20-2A-120.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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