Alexander City resident Melissa Mullins knows medical marijuana could help two of the people closest to her along with many others in need and that’s why she’ll be at the statehouse Wednesday.
Mullins is going with Alabama Chapter of Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (ALRAMP) to advocate for the state Senate’s medial marijuana bill called the Compassion Act or State Bill 165.
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