HB445 Brings First Arrest, Exposes Alabama’s Cruel Hemp Hypocrisy

HB445 brings first arrest, exposes Alabama’s cruel hemp hypocrisy

Republicans in the Alabama Legislature must be feeling proud today. Not only have they managed to shutter countless small businesses and cost the state thousands of jobs, but they’ve finally gotten their trophy: a woman in Athens charged for possessing smokable hemp products under the state’s new anti-hemp law. It’s the first arrest under this absurd statute, and you can practically hear the high-fives echoing through the halls of the Statehouse…

Athens woman arrested for smokeable hemp possession under new Alabama law

An Athens woman was arrested last week for possessing smokeable hemp, seven days after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law making it a Class C felony, according to a complaint filed Thursday by Athens police.