AL Political Reporter: “During a hearing of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin spoke on the role of mayors in “ending the prohibition of cannabis” and urged federal lawmakers to use the lame-duck session to approve common sense cannabis reforms in testimony before the bipartisan assembly on Tuesday.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives heard testimony from seven proponents of cannabis decriminalization and reform, including Woodfin, in the discussion on federal solutions to the current criminal laws related to marijuana.
Decriminalization of marijuana in Alabama has been a key issue for Woodfin, who, over the last two years, has twice issued blanket pardons for those convicted of minor marijuana offenses in the city of Birmingham, vowing to continue until legal reform in regards to cannabis occurs statewide.”