Alabama

Alabama's controlled-substances law defines marihuana to include the plant's seeds, so selling, buying, possessing, or giving away viable marijuana seeds remains criminal — simple possession is a Class A misdemeanor under Ala. Code § 13A-12-214 and distribution triggers felony exposure under § 13A-12-211. The 2021 Compassion Act medical program allows no home cultivation and provides no seed access for patients. Hemp seed may be planted only by growers licensed by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries under Ala. Code § 2-8-381, and Act 2025-385 (HB 445) made unlicensed possession of raw or smokable hemp plant material a Class C felony as of July 1, 2025, further foreclosing any 'hemp seed' argument for consumer possession of viable cannabis genetics.