{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-20-2a-13","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 20-2A-13","heading":"Ineligibility to Receive Compensation Due to Impairment of Employee by Medical Cannabis.","body":"An employee who is injured or killed under circumstances that might otherwise make the employee or the employee’s dependents eligible to receive worker’s compensation benefits under Chapter 5 of Title 25 is, along with the employee’s dependents, ineligible to receive compensation as defined in Section 25-5-1, if the injury or death occurred due to the employee’s impairment by medical cannabis, which shall be conclusively presumed in the event of a positive drug test conducted and evaluated pursuant to standards adopted for drug testing by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 49 C.F.R. Part 40, as provided under Section 25-5-51, or if the employee refuses to submit to or cooperate with a blood or urine test, as provided by that section.","path":["Title 20 Food, Drugs and Cosmetics.","Chapter 2A Darren Wesley “Ato” Hall Compassion Act.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=20-2A-13","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"a4987db291800693eaf27557c6d40bdf54a247919146ddcdbab0fdbd1a9cccff","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-20-2a-12","next":"us-al/ala.-code-20-2a-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}